CVE-2013-4259

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    CVE-2013-4259

    Published: 16 Sept 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.

    References: http://www.ansible.com/security, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998223, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998223, https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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