CVE-2016-8628
Published: 31 July 2018
Ansible before version 2.2.0 fails to properly sanitize fact variables sent from the Ansible controller. An attacker with the ability to create special variables on the controller could execute arbitrary commands on Ansible clients as the user Ansible runs as.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
ansible Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2.5.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2.2.0.0-1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.1 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | High |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |