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CVE-2014-4678 Details

Description

The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJ	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/freebsd-vid-2c493ac8-205e-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2014-4678	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJ	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/freebsd-vid-2c493ac8-205e-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2014-4678	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-74	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
redhat ansible	< 1.6.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	8.0 9.0 10.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 25, 2020	Initial Analysis	[email protected]