Vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible
CVE-2016-8614
A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. 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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (83.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible — versions 2.2.0
- Red Hat Ansible
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8614?
- CVE-2016-8614 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible, classified under CWE-358. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2018-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8614?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-8614 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.