CVE-2014-4659
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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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.
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 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | ansible | <1.5.5 | 1.5.5 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4659
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4659
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/a0e027fe362fbc209dbeff2f72d6e95f39885c69
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-201.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229060001/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.