Unspecified vulnerability in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users with agent SSL keys to (1) cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a REST request to a stream that triggers a thread block, as demonstrated using CVE-2012-1986 and /dev/random; or (2) cause a denial of service (filesystem consumption) via crafted REST requests that use "a marshaled form of a Puppet::FileBucket::File object" to write to arbitrary file locations.
CVE-2012-1987
UNRATEDCVSS · not yet scored
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EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- No CVSS published and no exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 3%CVSS v2: —Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
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- EchelonGraph score
- Not yet assessedNo source has published severity data for this CVE yet — no CVSS score from NVD or a CNA, no GitHub advisory, and it is not in CISA KEV. This is not a rating of zero; we cannot assess it yet.
- EG Score
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- EG Risk
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- EPSS PROB
- 3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 84%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 29, 2012
Last Modified
August 6, 2024
References (19)
- linkhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74794
- linkhttp://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/
- linkhttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13552
- linkhttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1
- linkhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079227.html
- linkhttps://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14523305
- linkhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48743
- linkhttp://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1987/hotfixes/
- linkhttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.15
- linkhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079289.html
- linkhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080003.html
- linkhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49136
- linkhttp://www.osvdb.org/81308
- linkhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
- linkhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48748
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2012-1987(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | rubygem-net-ldap-0:0.1.1-3.el6cf | 2012-12-04 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| puppet | — | 2.7.13-1 | — |
Debian:6.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| puppet | 2.6.2-4, 2.6.2-5, 2.6.2-5+squeeze1, 2.6.2-5+squeeze3, 2.6.2-5+squeeze4 | 2.6.2-5+squeeze5 | — |
RubyGems(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| puppet | 2.7.1 ... 2.7.9 (9 versions) | 2.7.13 | — |
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 16× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-08-21 23:43 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-19 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-18 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-16 02:09 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-15 01:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-12 07:17 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-08-09 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-08 16:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-07 16:21 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-06 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-05 19:12 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-04 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-30 01:26 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-28 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-27 12:57 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-27 12:57 UTCVendor advisory
Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2012-1987?
CVE-2012-1987 is a publicly disclosed vulnerability published on May 29, 2012. Unspecified vulnerability in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users with agent SSL keys to (1) cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a REST request to a stream…
When was CVE-2012-1987 disclosed?
CVE-2012-1987 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 29, 2012, with the most recent update on August 6, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2012-1987 actively exploited?
CVE-2012-1987 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 16.2% of all scored CVEs.
How do I remediate CVE-2012-1987?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-1987, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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