CVE-2016-9686

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 1.27%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2016-9686

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

5.3

EPSS

1.27%

Original NVD Description

The Puppet Communications Protocol (PCP) Broker incorrectly validates message header sizes. An attacker could use this to crash the PCP Broker, preventing commands from being sent to agents. This is resolved in Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.3 and 2016.5.2.