CVE-2013-4260
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
lib/ansible/playbook/__init__.py in Ansible 1.2.x before 1.2.3, when playbook does not run due to an error, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a retry file with a predictable name in /var/tmp/ansible/.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
3.30
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.ansible.com/security
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998227
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86898
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg
- http://www.ansible.com/security
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998227
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86898
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg



