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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/.

Published

2013-09-16T19:14:39.117

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.3 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	redhat	ansible	1.2	Yes
Application	redhat	ansible	1.2.1	Yes
Application	redhat	ansible	1.2.2	Yes

References

http://www.ansible.com/security Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998227 Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86898 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg ([email protected])
http://www.ansible.com/security Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998227 Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86898 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)