CVE-2013-4259

low

Description

runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.

References

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998223

http://www.ansible.com/security

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-09-16

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 1.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N