Ansible up to 1.5.3 String control flow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Ansible up to 1.5.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component String Handler. The manipulation results in control flow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-2686. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ansible up to 1.5.3. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component String Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a control flow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-670. The code contains a control flow path that does not reflect the algorithm that the path is intended to implement, leading to incorrect behavior any time this path is navigated. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Ansible prior to 1.5.4 mishandles the evaluation of some strings.

The weakness was released 04/22/2023. The advisory is available at groups.google.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-2686 since 03/30/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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.

Upgrading to version 1.5.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Control flow
CWE: CWE-670
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ansible 1.5.4

Timelineinfo

03/30/2014 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: groups.google.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-2686 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2686
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227166

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2023 09:00
Changes: 04/22/2023 09:00 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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