CVE-2014-4659

MEDIUM

Ansible < 1.5.5 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials via sources.list File Permissions

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0036
EPSS Percentile 28.0%
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-522
Status published
Products (2)
pypi/ansible 0 - 1.5.5PyPI
redhat/ansible < 1.5.5
Published Feb 20, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026