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CVE-2014-4660 Details

Description

Ansible before 1.5.5 constructs filenames containing user and password fields on the basis of deb lines in sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging existence of a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md CVERelease Notes
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/c4b5e46054c74176b2446c82d4df1a2610eddc08 CVEPatch
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4660 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/19 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68231 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
redhat ansible
< 1.5.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-4660
NVD Published Date:
Feb 20, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]