CVE-2013-4259 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values in Redhat Ansible

CWE-264CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values9 documents6 sources
Severity
1.9LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 84.34%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Redhat Ansible
Timeline
PublishedSep 16
Latest updateMay 14

Description

runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:M/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.4 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶PyPIredhat/ansible< 1.2.3
▶Debianredhat/ansible< 1.3.4+dfsg-1+3
▶NVDredhat/ansible1.2.2

Patches

Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
Ansible uses a socket with predictable filename in /tmp↗2022-05-14
▶
GHSA
Ansible uses a socket with predictable filename in /tmp↗2022-05-14
▶
CVEList
CVE-2013-4259: runner/connection_plugins/ssh↗2013-09-16
▶
OSV
CVE-2013-4259: runner/connection_plugins/ssh↗2013-09-16
▶

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2013-4259: ansible - runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPers...↗2013
▶

💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2013-4259 ansible: insecure location for ssh ControlMaster socket [epel-6]↗2013-08-27
▶
Bugzilla
CVE-2013-4259 CVE-2013-4260 ansible: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2013-08-21
▶
Bugzilla
CVE-2013-4259 ansible: insecure location for ssh ControlMaster socket↗2013-08-18
▶
CVE-2013-4259 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values | cvebase