CVE-2014-4660
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-5xm4-jmpw-p6j3Ansible discloses credential information2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
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.
- PYSEC-2020-2022020-02-20vendor · osvUS
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.
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sources
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references (16)
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- http://www.ansible.cn/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.mdcnnvd
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/c4b5e46054c74176b2446c82d4df1a2610eddc08cnnvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4660cnnvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/19cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68231cnnvd
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.mdenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/c4b5e46054c74176b2446c82d4df1a2610eddc08enisa_euvd
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