Red Hat Ansible up to 1.2.0 SSH Host Key Cache key management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Ansible up to 1.2.0. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component SSH Host Key Cache. The manipulation results in key management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2013-2233. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat Ansible up to 1.2.0. Affected is some unknown processing of the component SSH Host Key Cache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a key management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-320. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Ansible before 1.2.1 makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by leveraging failure to cache SSH host keys.

The bug was discovered 07/21/2013. The weakness was shared 05/04/2018 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-2233 since 02/19/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68882 (Fedora 19 : ansible-1.2.2-1.fc19 (2013-12389)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (68882) and OSVDB (95500†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Key management
CWE: CWE-320
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 68882
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : ansible-1.2.2-1.fc19 (2013-12389)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for ansible FEDORA-2014-8904
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ansible 1.2.1

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02/19/2013 🔍
07/05/2013 +136 days 🔍
07/15/2013 +10 days 🔍
07/21/2013 +6 days 🔍
05/04/2018 +1747 days 🔍
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03/08/2023 +1768 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: 857
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-2233 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2233
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117354
OSVDB: 95500 - CVE-2013-2233 - Ansible - Man-in-the-Middle Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2018 17:17
Updated: 03/08/2023 15:46
Changes: 05/05/2018 17:17 (68), 02/02/2020 13:18 (3), 08/22/2022 09:37 (4), 03/08/2023 15:46 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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