CVE-2014-4678

Advisory

Ansible 1.6.4 includes a fix for CVE-2014-4678: 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.

Affected package

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

- Security updates related to evaluation of untrusted remote inputs

Resources

• https://pypi.org/project/ansible
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4678
• https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/freebsd-vid-2c493ac8-205e-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5
• https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2014-4678
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30
• https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916
• https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJ