CVE-2013-4259
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.9
Description
runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.3.4+dfsg-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.3.4+dfsg-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.3.4+dfsg-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.3.4+dfsg-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.3.4+dfsg-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | ansible | <1.2.3 | 1.2.3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | ansible | {"endIncluding":"1.2.2"} | |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4259
- http://www.ansible.com/security
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998223
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4259
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2013-1.yaml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.