CVE-2013-2233: redhat ansible Key Management Errors
CVSS: 7.4v3.0HighModified
AliasesGHSA-9x6q-5423-w5v9PYSEC-2018-36UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2233DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2233
Published 04-05-2018Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-2233 is a high (CVSS 7.4) Key Management Errors vulnerability in redhat ansible. EPSS estimates a 1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.4/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.90%
0%100%
Low · -0.04 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 04-05-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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 metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versionsCritical 9.1Preferred score · OSV · Pypi (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
High 7.4Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.4HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.4HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.4HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Medium 5.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.90%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
79%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.04 pp
From 1.93% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.90%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- ansible< 1.3.4+dfsg-1
PyPI1 product
- ansible< 1.2.1
Redhat1 product
- ansible< 1.2.1
Ubuntu1 product
- ansible< 1.5.4+dfsg-1
4 vendors · 4 products
References
12 links- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/01/2Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/02/6Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/ansible/ansiblePACKAGE