CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2014-4678
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 5.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 92% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-74
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- debian:debian_linux
- redhat:ansible
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-66c7-5pwv-mm3j | PyPI | ansible | <1.6.4 | 1.6.4 |
| PYSEC-2020-203 | PyPI | ansible | <1.6.4 | 1.6.4 |
References
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJ
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2