3.3

CVE-2013-4260: redhat ansible

CVSS: 3.3v2.0LowModified
AliasesGHSA-pcqv-c46v-2p4vPYSEC-2013-2UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4260
Published 16-09-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4260 is a low (CVSS 3.3) vulnerability in redhat ansible. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
13/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-09-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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/.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

25%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.33% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.33%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

PyPI1 product
  • ansible≥ 1.2, < 1.2.3 | ≥ 1.2.0, < 1.2.3
Redhat1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • ansible< 1.5.4+dfsg-1

3 vendors · 3 products

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