Code Injection in ansible (Alpine package)



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-4678
CWE-ID CWE-94
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		ansible (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU30359

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4678

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Alpine package): 1.3.4-r0 - 1.6.5-r0

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=87ec1c872a344b27d101746eb221bf32a8208cf4
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=175f0e44022de6fe9123195e5d2a2f2ece235728


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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