CVE-2015-3908
published 2015-08-12CVE-2015-3908: Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509…
PriorityP421medium4.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCNIPAN
EPSS
0.93%
56.7th percentile
Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | ansible | < ansible 1.9.2+dfsg-1 (bookworm) | ansible 1.9.2+dfsg-1 (bookworm) |
| redhat | ansible | <= 1.9.1 | — |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.9.2+dfsg-1 | 1.9.2+dfsg-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.9.2+dfsg-1 | 1.9.2+dfsg-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.9.2+dfsg-1 | 1.9.2+dfsg-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.9.2+dfsg-1 | 1.9.2+dfsg-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.9.2 | 1.9.2 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6 | 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm5 | 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm5 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm5 | 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm5 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | 2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv4.3MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.3LOW
vendor_redhat4.3MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu4.3MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Ansible regression
vendor_ubuntu·2025-03-28·CVSS 4.3
[MEDIUM] Ansible regression
Title: Ansible regression
Summary: USN 7330-1 introduced a regression in Ansible.
USN-7330-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ansible. The update introduced a
regression when attempting to install Ansible on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Ansible did not properly verify certain fields
of X.509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
spoof SSL servers if they were able to intercept network communications.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-3908)
Martin Carpenter discovered that certain connection plugins for Ansible
did not properly restrict users. An attacker with local access could
possibly use this issue to escape a restricted environment via symbolic
Ubuntu
Ansible vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-03-05·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2019-14904 [MEDIUM] Ansible vulnerabilities
Title: Ansible vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Ansible.
It was discovered that Ansible did not properly verify certain fields of
X.509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof
SSL servers if they were able to intercept network communications. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-3908)
Martin Carpenter discovered that certain connection plugins for Ansible
did not properly restrict users. An attacker with local access could
possibly use this issue to escape a restricted environment via symbolic
links misuse. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-6240)
Robin Schneider discovered that Ansible's apt_key module did not properly
verify key fingerprints. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to per
Red Hat
ansible: multiple issues fixed in 1.9.2
vendor_redhat·2015-06-19·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-3908 [MEDIUM] ansible: multiple issues fixed in 1.9.2
ansible: multiple issues fixed in 1.9.2
Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Package: ansible (Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3) - Not affected
Package: ansible (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)) - Not affected
Package: ansible (Red Hat Quickstart Cloud Installer 1) - Not affected
Package: ansible (Red Hat Storage 3.0) - Not affected
Package: ansible (Red Hat Storage Console 2) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2015-3908: ansible - Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain n...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-3908 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-3908: ansible - Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain n...
Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.9.2+dfsg-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.9.2+dfsg-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.9.2+dfsg-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.9.2+dfsg-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.9.2+dfsg-1)
OSV
ansible regression
osv·2025-03-28·CVSS 4.3
[MEDIUM] ansible regression
ansible regression
USN-7330-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ansible. The update introduced a
regression when attempting to install Ansible on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Ansible did not properly verify certain fields
of X.509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
spoof SSL servers if they were able to intercept network communications.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-3908)
Martin Carpenter discovered that certain connection plugins for Ansible
did not properly restrict users. An attacker with local access could
possibly use this issue to escape a restricted environment via symbolic
links misuse. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2
OSV
ansible vulnerabilities
osv·2025-03-05·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-3908 [MEDIUM] ansible vulnerabilities
ansible vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Ansible did not properly verify certain fields of
X.509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof
SSL servers if they were able to intercept network communications. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-3908)
Martin Carpenter discovered that certain connection plugins for Ansible
did not properly restrict users. An attacker with local access could
possibly use this issue to escape a restricted environment via symbolic
links misuse. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-6240)
Robin Schneider discovered that Ansible's apt_key module did not properly
verify key fingerprints. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to perform key injection, leading to the access of sensitive informati
OSV
Ansible does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in certificates
osv·2018-10-10
CVE-2015-3908 [HIGH] Ansible does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in certificates
Ansible does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in certificates
Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
GHSA
Ansible does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in certificates
ghsa·2018-10-10
CVE-2015-3908 [HIGH] CWE-345 Ansible does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in certificates
Ansible does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in certificates
Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
OSV
CVE-2015-3908: Ansible before 1
osv·2015-08-12·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-3908 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-3908: Ansible before 1
Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00051.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00029.htmlhttp://www.ansible.com/securityhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/14/4https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00016.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00051.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00029.htmlhttp://www.ansible.com/securityhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/14/4https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00016.html
2015-08-12
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