CVE-2016-8614Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard in Redhat Ansible

Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
CNA6.3
EPSS
0.1%
top 76.57%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 31
Latest updateMar 5

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create an OpenPGP key which matches the short key ID and inject this key instead of the correct key.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

NVDredhat/ansible< 2.2.0
PyPIredhat/ansible< 2.2.0.0
Debianredhat/ansible< 2.2.0.0-1+3
CVEListV5red_hat/ansible2.2.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
Ansible apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprint2018-10-10
OSV
Ansible apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprint2018-10-10
OSV
CVE-2016-8614: A flaw was found in Ansible before version 22018-07-31
CVEList
CVE-2016-8614: A flaw was found in Ansible before version 22018-07-31

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Ansible vulnerabilities2025-03-05
Red Hat
ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module2016-11-01
Debian
CVE-2016-8614: ansible - A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not pr...2016

💬Community

5
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8614 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [epel-all]2016-11-01
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8614 ansible1.9: ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [fedora-all]2016-11-01
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8614 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [fedora-all]2016-11-01
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8614 ansible1.9: ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [epel-all]2016-11-01
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8614 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module2016-10-24
CVE-2016-8614 — Redhat Ansible vulnerability | cvebase