CVE-2014-4659
Ansible sets unsafe permissions for sources.list
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.04%
Description
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
How to fix CVE-2014-4659
To remediate CVE-2014-4659, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.5.5+dfsg-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.5.5 or later
- —upgrade to 1.5.5 or later
Is CVE-2014-4659 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.5.5+dfsg-1
- from 0, < 1.5.5
- from 0, < 1.5.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |