UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4678
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4678
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4678.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4678
- Upstream
- Published
- 2020-02-20T03:15:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-14T16:46:08Z
- Severity
-
- 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / ansible
Package
- Name
- ansible
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Affected versions
1.*
1.1+dfsg-1
1.3.4+dfsg-1
1.4.0+dfsg-1
1.4.1+dfsg-1
1.4.3+dfsg-1
1.4.4+dfsg-1
1.5.4+dfsg-1
1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "ansible",
"binary_version": "1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "ansible-fireball",
"binary_version": "1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "ansible-node-fireball",
"binary_version": "1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
}
]
}