CVE-2014-4659
published 2020-02-20CVE-2014-4659: Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
0.36%
28.5th percentile
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | ansible | < ansible 1.5.5+dfsg-1 (bookworm) | ansible 1.5.5+dfsg-1 (bookworm) |
| redhat | ansible | < 1.5.5 | 1.5.5 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.5.5 | 1.5.5 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
Ansible sets unsafe permissions for sources.list
ghsa·2022-05-17
CVE-2014-4659 [MEDIUM] CWE-522 Ansible sets unsafe permissions for sources.list
Ansible sets unsafe permissions for sources.list
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for `sources.list`, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the `"deb http://user:pass@server:port/"` format.
OSV
Ansible sets unsafe permissions for sources.list
osv·2022-05-17
CVE-2014-4659 [MEDIUM] Ansible sets unsafe permissions for sources.list
Ansible sets unsafe permissions for sources.list
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for `sources.list`, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the `"deb http://user:pass@server:port/"` format.
OSV
CVE-2014-4659: Ansible before 1
osv·2020-02-20·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-4659 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4659: Ansible before 1
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
Red Hat
ansible: information disclosure through incorrect file permission
vendor_redhat·2014-06-26·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-4659 [MEDIUM] CWE-732 ansible: information disclosure through incorrect file permission
ansible: information disclosure through incorrect file permission
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
A flaw was found in ansible. Improper permissions on the sources.list might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Package: ansible (CloudForms Management Engine 5) - Not affected
Package: ansible (Red Hat Ansible Engine 2) - Not affected
Package: ansible (Red Hat Ansible Tower 3) - Not
Debian
CVE-2014-4659: ansible - Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow l...
vendor_debian·2014·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-4659 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4659: ansible - Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow l...
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.5.5+dfsg-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.5.5+dfsg-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.5.5+dfsg-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.5.5+dfsg-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.5.5+dfsg-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-4659 ansible: information disclosure through incorrect file permission [epel-all]
bugzilla·2020-05-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-4659 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4659 ansible: information disclosure through incorrect file permission [epel-all]
CVE-2014-4659 ansible: information disclosure through incorrect file permission [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple support
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-4659 ansible: information disclosure through incorrect file permission [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2020-05-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-4659 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4659 ansible: information disclosure through incorrect file permission [fedora-all]
CVE-2014-4659 ansible: information disclosure through incorrect file permission [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple sup
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-4659 ansible: information disclosure through incorrect file permission
bugzilla·2020-05-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-4659 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4659 ansible: information disclosure through incorrect file permission
CVE-2014-4659 ansible: information disclosure through incorrect file permission
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
References:
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234
Discussion:
Created ansible tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1831256]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1831255]
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Red Hat CloudForms 5.10 (4.7) and 5.11 (5.0) do not ship `ansible` package, it is provided by the official Ansible repository.
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This is a bug for Ansible 1.5.4 and previous versions, really old, and fixed on 1.5.5 and af
2020-02-20
Published