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CVE-2013-4260

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Date: September 16, 2013

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/.

Language: Python

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Related Resources (10)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998227
https://github.com/ansible/ansible
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4260
http://www.ansible.com/security
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86898
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/d5948d59fc863fcec6efa62fa2791928ffc5a6d1
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2013-2.yaml
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2013-4260

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

Improper Preservation of Permissions

CWE-281

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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