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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a Ansible
before 1.6.4affected
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 ↗
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2014-4678 ↗
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/freebsd-vid-2c493ac8-205e-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5 ↗