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CVE-2014-3251

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.18%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-08-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2014-3251
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.18%

Original NVD Description

The MCollective aes_security plugin, as used in Puppet Enterprise before 3.3.0 and Mcollective before 2.5.3, does not properly validate new server certificates based on the CA certificate, which allows local users to establish unauthorized Mcollective connections via unspecified vectors related to a race condition.