CVE-2013-4260
low
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
3.3
VIR risk
3.3
Description
lib/ansible/playbook/__init__.py in Ansible 1.2.x before 1.2.3, when playbook does not run due to an error, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a retry file with a predictable name in /var/tmp/ansible/.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86898
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998227
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.ansible.com/security
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4260
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4260
- http://www.ansible.com/security
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998227
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86898
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4260
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/d5948d59fc863fcec6efa62fa2791928ffc5a6d1
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2013-2.yaml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.