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Symlink Attack Affecting ansible package, versions [,1.2.3)

0.0
low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-ANSIBLE-40222
  • published 23 Feb 2016
  • disclosed 16 Sep 2013
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 16 Sep 2013

CVE-2013-4259 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-264 Open this link in a new tab

Overview

ansible is a Radically simple IT automation runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.