VDB-102119 · CVE-2014-3498 · Bug 1335551

Red Hat Ansible up to 1.6.5 User input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Ansible up to 1.6.5 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component User Module. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-3498. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Ansible up to 1.6.5 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component User Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The user module in ansible before 1.6.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2017. The weakness was shared 06/08/2017 as Bug 1335551 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-3498 since 05/14/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 25 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 1.6.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Red Hat

Name

Ansible

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Ansible 1.6.6
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

05/14/2014 🔍
05/14/2017 +1096 days 🔍
06/08/2017 +25 days 🔍
06/08/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/09/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/08/2022 +2008 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 1335551
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-3498 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3498
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102119

Entryinfo

Created: 06/09/2017 07:53
Updated: 12/08/2022 09:36
Changes: 06/09/2017 07:53 (59), 10/15/2019 10:50 (2), 08/22/2022 09:36 (4), 12/08/2022 09:36 (2)
Complete: 🔍
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