SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-4259

runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.

LOW 1.9EPSS 0.34%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.

CVSS 2.0
1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.34% probability · 27th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
redhat/ansible
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.