Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-14905 CVE-2019-14904 |
CWE-ID | CWE-78 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Ansible Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH |
Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU23450
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14905
CWE-ID:
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect validation of filenames within the nxos_file_copy
module when copying files to a flash or bootflash on NXOS devices using the remote_file
parameter. A local user or malicious code can abuse this functionality to inject and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system with elevated privileges.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsAnsible: 2.7.0 - 2.9.1
External linkshttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1776943
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0218
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0217
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0216
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0215
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU23449
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14904
CWE-ID:
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing zone names within the solaris_zone
module. A remote uuser can provide a specially crafted zone name as a parameter to the os.system()
call and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsAnsible: 2.7.0 - 2.9.1
External linkshttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1776944
http://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/8c74df5e67fcae15d5d050ea1ffb4d6d1aa9070c/lib/ansible/modules/system/solaris_zone.py#L313
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0218
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0217
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0216
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0215
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.