
CVE catalog
CVE-2018-6508
puppet-module-puppetlabs-apache: CVE-2018-6508
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.87% · Oct 25, 2026
Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.3 are vulnerable to a remote execution bug when a specially crafted string was passed into the facter_task or puppet_conf tasks. This vulnerability only affects tasks in the affected modules, if you are not using puppet tasks you are not affected by this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt | sid | 9.4.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt | forky | 9.4.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt | trixie | 9.4.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt | bookworm | 9.0.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql | sid | 15.0.0-4 | fixed |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql | forky | 15.0.0-4 | fixed |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql | trixie | 15.0.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql | bookworm | 8.1.0-7 | fixed |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apache | sid | 12.2.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apache | trixie | 12.2.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apache | bookworm | 5.5.0-2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt | source | sid | 4.5.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt | source | forky | 4.5.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt | source | trixie | 4.5.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt | source | bookworm | 4.5.1-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql | source | sid | 5.3.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql | source | forky | 5.3.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql | source | trixie | 5.3.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql | source | bookworm | 5.3.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apache | source | sid | 3.0.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apache | source | trixie | 3.0.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | puppet-module-puppetlabs-apache | source | bookworm | 3.0.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
Details (2)
5.5.0-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.0-1dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-apache · debian · bookworm; dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-apache · debian · 12
5.5.0-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.0-1dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-apache · debian · bookworm; dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-apache · debian · 12
- [puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt]Fixed
Details (2)
9.0.1-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.5.1-1dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt · debian · bookworm; dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt · debian · 12
9.0.1-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.5.1-1dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt · debian · bookworm; dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt · debian · 12
Details (2)
8.1.0-7· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.3.0-1dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql · debian · bookworm; dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql · debian · 12
8.1.0-7· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.3.0-1dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql · debian · bookworm; dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
Details (2)
12.2.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.0-1dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-apache · debian · 13
12.2.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.0-1dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-apache · debian · 13
- [puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt]Fixed
Details (2)
9.4.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.5.1-1dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt · debian · 13
9.4.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.5.1-1dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt · debian · 13
Details (2)
15.0.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.3.0-1dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql · debian · 13
15.0.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.3.0-1dsa · puppet-module-puppetlabs-mysql · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6508]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6508]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-6508.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]