VDB
CVE-2014-4678
CVE-2014-4678
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 10.10% · 93.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
10.10%
93.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | ansible | 0, 1.1+dfsg-1, 1.3.4+dfsg-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916 (circl)
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJ (circl)
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678 (circl)
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30 (circl)
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2 (circl)
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2014-4678 (circl)
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/freebsd-vid-2c493ac8-205e-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5 (circl)
Timeline
- Feb 20, 2020 CVE Published
- Jul 2, 2021 CVE Updated
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4678 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4678 third-party-advisory