CVE-2013-2233
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.019 · 79 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Ansible before 1.2.1 makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by leveraging failure to cache SSH host keys.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–7.4
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-9x6q-5423-w5v9Ansible fails to cache SSH host keys2018-10-10ghsa · osvUS
Ansible before 1.2.1 makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by leveraging failure to cache SSH host keys.
- PYSEC-2018-362018-05-04vendor · osvUS
Ansible before 1.2.1 makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by leveraging failure to cache SSH host keys.
also known as (6)
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sources
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references (16)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/01/2cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/02/6cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60869cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980821cnnvd
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/857cnnvd
- https://www.ansible.com/securitycnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/01/2enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/02/6enisa_euvd
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