CVE-2017-7466
published 2018-06-22CVE-2017-7466: Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client…
PriorityP348high8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRLUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
3.16%
86.5th percentile
Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible, and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | ansible | < ansible 2.2.1.0-2 (bookworm) | ansible 2.2.1.0-2 (bookworm) |
| redhat | ansible | < 2.3 | 2.3 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.2.1.0-2 | 2.2.1.0-2 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.2.1.0-2 | 2.2.1.0-2 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.2.1.0-2 | 2.2.1.0-2 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.2.1.0-2 | 2.2.1.0-2 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.2.3.0 | 2.2.3.0 |
| redhat | openstack | — | — |
| redhat | openstack | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.08.0HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.08.5HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv8.0HIGH
vendor_redhat8.1HIGH
vendor_debian8.0HIGH
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Red Hat
ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587)
vendor_redhat·2017-04-11·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2017-7466 [HIGH] CWE-20 ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587)
ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587)
Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible, and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.
An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible, and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.
Package: ansible (Red Hat O
Debian
CVE-2017-7466: ansible - Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 8.0
CVE-2017-7466 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7466: ansible - Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling...
Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible, and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.2.1.0-2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.2.1.0-2)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.2.1.0-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.2.1.0-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.2.1.0-2)
OSV
Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution
osv·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-7466 [HIGH] Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution
Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution
Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible, and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.
GHSA
Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution
ghsa·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-7466 [HIGH] CWE-20 Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution
Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution
Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible, and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.
OSV
CVE-2017-7466: Ansible before version 2
osv·2018-06-22·CVSS 8.0
CVE-2017-7466 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7466: Ansible before version 2
Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible, and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7466 ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587) [epel-all]
bugzilla·2017-04-11·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2017-7466 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7466 ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587) [epel-all]
CVE-2017-7466 ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587) [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 Fedora EPEL.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7466 ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587) [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-04-11·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2017-7466 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7466 ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587) [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-7466 ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587) [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
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7466 ansible1.9: ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587) [epel-all]
bugzilla·2017-04-11·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2017-7466 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7466 ansible1.9: ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587) [epel-all]
CVE-2017-7466 ansible1.9: ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587) [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 Fedora EPEL.
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the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7466 ansible1.9: ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587) [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-04-11·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2017-7466 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7466 ansible1.9: ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587) [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-7466 ansible1.9: ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587) [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.
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:
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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
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7466 ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587)
bugzilla·2017-04-05·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2017-7466 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7466 ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587)
CVE-2017-7466 ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587)
It was found that code execution is still possible after applying bcceada5d9b78ad77069c78226f8e9b336ff8949 commit to fix CVE-2016-9587. This was fixed in ansible 2.3 by 0d418789a298561fded9bce977d34babc9097079 however it was not backported to previous versions.
Discussion:
Acknowledgments:
Name: Evgeni Golov (Red Hat)
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notting [12:52 PM]
jimi-c already pushed the fix to 2.2 git. i'd defer to @jmckerr & @thaumos on what we're going to officially release when
and if it also needs thrown on 2.1. 2.3 isn't affected
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Created ansible1.9 tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1441356]
Affects: epel-all [bug 1441358]
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Created ansible tracking bugs for this issue:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97595https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1244https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1334https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1476https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1499https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1599https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7466http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97595https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1244https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1334https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1476https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1499https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1599https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7466
2018-06-22
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