CVE-2014-4678
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Injection
9.8CVSS CRITICAL
Summary
The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)5%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916Patch
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30Patch
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2Patch
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJAdvisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678Advisory
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/freebsd-vid-2c493ac8-205e-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5Advisory
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2014-4678Advisory