CVE-2014-4660
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.
Predictions
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 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4660
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4660
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/c4b5e46054c74176b2446c82d4df1a2610eddc08
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-202.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229060002/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68231
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/19
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68231
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.