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CVE-2014-4678: PYSEC-2020-203 - The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar

CVE-2014-4678 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-02-20

Technologies: ansible (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Executive brief

The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.

Affected products

  • PyPI ansible

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