ghsa-cmwx-9m2h-x7v4
Vulnerability from github
Published
2018-10-10 17:23
Modified
2024-09-03 21:31
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
8.7 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
Ansible apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprint
Details

A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0.0. The apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create an OpenPGP key which matches the short key ID and inject this key instead of the correct key.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "ansible"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.2.0.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-8614"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-358"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:32:07Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0.0. The `apt_key` module does not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create an OpenPGP key which matches the short key ID and inject this key instead of the correct key.",
  "id": "GHSA-cmwx-9m2h-x7v4",
  "modified": "2024-09-03T21:31:19Z",
  "published": "2018-10-10T17:23:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8614"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/1182d1f0b76d56f3667e27987a10b9ec8f03357d"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/66d47c8149d84e52f64b7c4d1f340d45dca94d9c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8614"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cmwx-9m2h-x7v4"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-37.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200227214450/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Ansible apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprint"
}


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