CVE-2015-6240
"Ansible Chroot Jail Zone Symlink Escalation"
Description
The chroot, jail, and zone connection plugins in ansible before 1.9.2 allow local users to escape a restricted environment via a symlink attack.
INFO
Published Date :
June 7, 2017, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 16, 2019, 3:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2015-6240.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/17/10 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243468 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/952166f48eb0f5797b75b160fd156bbe1e8fc647 | Patch |
| https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/ca2f2c4ebd7b5e097eab0a710f79c1f63badf95b | Patch |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00016.html |
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CVE-2015-6240 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 16, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned] -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Sep. 18, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.9.1 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 15, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/ca2f2c4ebd7b5e097eab0a710f79c1f63badf95b No Types Assigned https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/ca2f2c4ebd7b5e097eab0a710f79c1f63badf95b Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/17/10 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/17/10 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/952166f48eb0f5797b75b160fd156bbe1e8fc647 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/952166f48eb0f5797b75b160fd156bbe1e8fc647 Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243468 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243468 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-59 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-6240 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-6240
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile