Ansible CVE-2014-4678 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:68335

Info

Ansible CVE-2014-4678 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 68335
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2014-4678
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 02 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 25 2014 12:55AM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Ansible CVE-2014-4678 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Ansible is prone to remote code-execution vulnerability.

Successful exploits may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of affected application.

Note: This issue is the result of an incomplete fix for the issue described in BID 68232 (Ansible CVE-2014-4657 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability).

Versions prior to Ansible 1.6.4 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Ansible CVE-2014-4678 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Ansible CVE-2014-4678 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Ansible CVE-2014-4678 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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