Input validation error in Ansible



| Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-2686
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Ansible
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU34881

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2686

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

Ansible prior to 1.5.4 mishandles the evaluation of some strings.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ansible: 1.5.0 - 1.5.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/ansible-project/1.5.4/ansible-project/MUQxiKwSQDc/id6aVaawVboJ


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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