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CVE-2013-4260

lib/ansible/playbook/__init__.py in Ansible 1.2.x before 1.2.3, when playbook does not run due to an error, allows local

lib/ansible/playbook/__init__.py in Ansible 1.2.x before 1.2.3, when playbook does not run due to an error, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a retry file with a predictable name in /var/tmp/ansible/.

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.00082
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

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redhat ansibleall versions
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI ansible MODERATE fixed in 1.2.3
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Scoring & Timeline

3.3
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD16 Sep 2013 · 07:14 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.ansible.com/securityVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998227Issue TrackingPatch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86898VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg
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