CVE-2015-3908
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
4.3
Description
Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.ansible.com/security
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3908
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.9.2+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.9.2+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.9.2+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.9.2+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.9.2+dfsg-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | ansible | <1.9.2 | 1.9.2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | ansible | {"endIncluding":"1.9.1"} | |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3908
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00029.html
- http://www.ansible.com/security
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/14/4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00016.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3908
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w64c-pxjj-h866
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2015-1.yaml
CWEs
CWE-345
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.