UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4678

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CVE-2014-4678
Published: 20 Feb 2020, 03:15
Last modified:14 Oct 2025, 16:46

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

20 Feb 2020, 03:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
14 Oct 2025, 16:46
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•ansible

    < 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

References (3)