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 5.24% · 91.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
5.24%
91.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | ansible | 0, 1.1+dfsg-1, 1.3.4+dfsg-1 |
Timeline
- Feb 20, 2020 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 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