VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-4260
lib/ansible/playbook/__init__.py in Ansible 1.2.x before 1.2.3, when playbook does not run due to an error, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a retry file with a predictable name in /var/tmp/ansible/.
LOW 3.3EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
lib/ansible/playbook/__init__.py in Ansible 1.2.x before 1.2.3, when playbook does not run due to an error, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a retry file with a predictable name in /var/tmp/ansible/.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- redhat/ansible
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.ansible.com/securityVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998227Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86898VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg
- http://www.ansible.com/securityVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998227Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86898VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.