VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-4659

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-02-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Primary references