CVE-2017-7466
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CVE-2017-7466 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8/10 on the CVSS scale. Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible, and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.. EPSS estimates a 3.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible, and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Ansible | < 2.3 |
| Redhat | Openstack | 10 |
| Redhat | Openstack | 11 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97595Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1244Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1334Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1476Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1499Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1599Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7466Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97595Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1244Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1334Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1476Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1499Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1599Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7466Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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