CVE-2013-4259

low
Published 2013-09-16 · Modified 2023-11-08
CVSS v3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v2
1.9
VIR risk
1.9

Description

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/.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998223

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.ansible.com/security

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4259

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.3.4+dfsg-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.3.4+dfsg-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.3.4+dfsg-1
debian debiansidfixed1.3.4+dfsg-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.3.4+dfsg-1

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
python PyPIansible<1.2.31.2.3

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
redhatansible{"endIncluding":"1.2.2"}

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.