CVE-2014-4658
MEDIUMAnsible < 1.5.5 - Unauthorized Exposure of Sensitive Vault Key Information
Title source: llmDescription
The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Release Notes x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0042
EPSS Percentile
33.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (2)
pypi/ansible
0 - 1.5.5PyPI
redhat/ansible
< 1.5.5
Published
Feb 20, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026