Vulnerability in [Unknown] Ansible
CVE-2018-16837
Ansible "User" module leaks any data which is passed on as a parameter to ssh-keygen. This could lean in undesirable situations such as passphrases credentials passed as a parameter for the ssh-keygen executable. Showing those credentials…
EPSS: 0.000 (7.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- [Unknown] Ansible — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- RHSA-2018:3460 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- 105700 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- RHSA-2018:3462 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2018:3505 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- RHSA-2018:3463 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181112 [SECURITY] [DLA 1576-1] ansible security update (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- RHSA-2018:3461 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- DSA-4396 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1125 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16837?
- CVE-2018-16837 is a high-severity vulnerability in [Unknown] Ansible, classified under CWE-214. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16837?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.