SB2012081301 - Man-in-the-middle attack in Red Hat Ansible



SB2012081301 - Man-in-the-middle attack in Red Hat Ansible

Published: August 13, 2012 Updated: May 8, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2012081301
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2233)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack and obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a failure to cache Secure Shell (SSH) host keys. A remote attacker can conduct man-in-the-middle attack against the Ansible task execution system user and gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.