Information disclosure in Debian Linux
CVE-2020-1739
A flaw was found in Ansible 2.7.16 and prior, 2.8.8 and prior, and 2.9.5 and prior when a password is set with the argument "password" of svn module, it is used on svn command line, disclosing to other users within the same node. An attacker could take advantage by reading the cmdline file from that particular PID on the procfs.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31, 32
- Red Hat Ansible — versions 2.7.16 and prior, 2.8.8 and prior, 2.9.5 and prior
- Red Hat Ansible
- Red Hat Ansible Tower
- Red Hat Cloudforms Management Engine — versions 5.0
- Red Hat OpenStack — versions 13
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67797 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00005.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1739?
- CVE-2020-1739 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Linux, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2020-03-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1739?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-1739 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.