CVE-2014-4658
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
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Description
The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4658
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | ansible | <1.5.5 | 1.5.5 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4658
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4658
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/a0e027fe362fbc209dbeff2f72d6e95f39885c69
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-200.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210120133853/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.