CVE-2016-8614

Aliases:GHSA-cmwx-9m2h-x7v4PYSEC-2018-37
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 8
Modified
Published: 31 Jul 2018, 21:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 02:27

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
40/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.1% LOW
0% probability +0.02%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
2 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

31 Jul 2018, 21:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 02:27
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create an OpenPGP key which matches the short key ID and inject this key instead of the correct key.

CVSS Metrics

  • v4.0•HIGH•Score: 8.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.10%• Percentile: 28%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-320•Key Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to errors in the management of cryptographic keys.

  • CWE-358•Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard

    The product does not implement or incorrectly implements one or more security-relevant checks as specified by the design of a standardized algorithm, protocol, or technique.

Affected Systems

  • PyPI•ansible

    < 2.2.0.0

  • red hat•ansible

    2.2.0

  • redhat•ansible

    < 2.2.0

References (12)