crítica
CVE-2014-4678
ansible: safe_eval function does not properly restrict the code subset leads to arbitrary code execution via crafted instructions
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Severidad por fuente
NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GHSA9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Descripción
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.
Paquetes afectados y versiones corregidas
| Fuente | Paquete | Corregido en |
|---|---|---|
| pip::GitHub Security Advisory pip | ansible | 1.6.4 |
| debian 11 | ansible | 1.6.6+dfsg-1 |
| debian 12 | ansible | 1.6.6+dfsg-1 |
| debian 13 | ansible | 1.6.6+dfsg-1 |
| debian 14 | ansible | 1.6.6+dfsg-1 |
| echo | ansible | 1.6.6+dfsg-1 |
| ubuntu 14.04-ESM | ansible | 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
Referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4678
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-203.yaml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJ
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4678
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4678
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30