SB2014072922 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in ansible (Alpine package)
Published: July 29, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014072922
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4967)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Multiple argument injection vulnerabilities in Ansible before 1.6.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging access to an Ansible managed host and providing a crafted fact, as demonstrated by a fact with (1) a trailing " src=" clause, (2) a trailing " temp=" clause, or (3) a trailing " validate=" clause accompanied by a shell command.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.