CVE-2013-4259
Ansible uses a socket with predictable filename in /tmp
4.0
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.05%
Description
runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
How to fix CVE-2013-4259
To remediate CVE-2013-4259, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ansible—upgrade to 1.3.4+dfsg-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.3 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.3 or later
Is CVE-2013-4259 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.3.4+dfsg-1
- from 0, < 1.2.3
- from 0, < 1.2.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |