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CVE-2014-4678

Published: Feb 20, 2020

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Ansible	affected `before 1.6.4`

References

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916

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https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJ

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https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678

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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30

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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2

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https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2014-4678

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https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/freebsd-vid-2c493ac8-205e-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5

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