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CVE-2014-4678
published 2020-02-20

CVE-2014-4678: The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted…

PriorityP356critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
5.20%
91.5th percentile
The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.

Affected

10 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianansible< ansible 1.6.6+dfsg-1 (bookworm)ansible 1.6.6+dfsg-1 (bookworm)
debiandebian_linux——
debiandebian_linux——
debiandebian_linux——
redhatansible< 1.6.41.6.4
redhatansible>= 0 < 1.6.6+dfsg-11.6.6+dfsg-1
redhatansible>= 0 < 1.6.6+dfsg-11.6.6+dfsg-1
redhatansible>= 0 < 1.6.6+dfsg-11.6.6+dfsg-1
redhatansible>= 0 < 1.6.6+dfsg-11.6.6+dfsg-1
redhatansible>= 0 < 1.6.41.6.4

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
ghsa9.8CRITICAL
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
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