CVE-2017-7466

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-7466
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-22 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-08-04 17:15:00 UTC
DescriptionAnsible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Ansible All All All All
Application Redhat Ansible All All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 10 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 10.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 11 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 11.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 10.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 11.0 All All All

References

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Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
1439212 – (CVE-2017-7466) CVE-2017-7466 ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587) CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Ansible CVE-2017-7466 Incomplete Fix Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
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