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CVE-2020-10729

A flaw was found in the use of insufficiently random values in Ansible. Two random password lookups of the same length generate the equal value as the template caching action for the same file since no re-evaluation happens. The highest threat from this vulnerability would be that all passwords are exposed at once for the file. This flaw affects Ansible Engine versions before 2.9.6.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from redhat, from redhat, from debian organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2021-05-27T19:15:07.880

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:55:56.860

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-330
Type: Primary
CWE-330

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	redhat	ansible_engine	< 2.9.6	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	7.0	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	8.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	10.0	Yes

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1831089 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/34144 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1831089 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/34144 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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