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CVE-2014-4659

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-02-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-522

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.

Affected products

• Red Hat Ansible: before 1.5.5 — fixed in 1.5.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat Ansible 1.5.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234
• https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234

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