PYSEC-2018-39

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    PYSEC-2018-39

    Published: 24 Apr 2018Last Modified: 8 Nov 2023

    Summary:

    Details: Ansible before versions 2.1.4, 2.2.1 is vulnerable to an improper input validation in Ansible's handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.

    References: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9587, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41013/, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-77, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0515, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0448, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95352, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0260.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0195.html, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m956-frf4-m2wr

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ansible

    Purl: pkg:pypi/ansible

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.4.0

    Affected versions

    1.0

    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