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CVE-2013-4259

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
16/09/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025

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/.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.90 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
1.90
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.2.2 (including)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools