CVE-2014-4660

MEDIUM

Ansible <1.5.5 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

Ansible before 1.5.5 constructs filenames containing user and password fields on the basis of deb lines in sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging existence of a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.

References (5)

[Release Notes] https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md

[Patch] https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/c4b5e46054c74176b2446c82d4df1a2610eddc08

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4660

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/19

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68231

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0012

EPSS Percentile 30.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-522

Status published

Affected Products (2)

redhat/ansible < 1.5.5

pypi/ansible < 1.5.5PyPI

Timeline

Published Feb 20, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026