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CVE-2014-4678
Ansible Code Injection Vulnerability
Impact
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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | ansible | < 1.6.4 | 1.6.4 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Ansible | before 1.6.4 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJ
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/freebsd-vid-2c493ac8-205e-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2014-4678
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-66c7-5pwv-mm3j
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4678
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-203.yaml