CVE-2014-4659

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-522

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.mdRelease Notes
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.mdRelease Notes
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Feb 20, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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