CVE-2016-9587
Ansible Remote Code Execution via Client-Managed Improper Input Validation
Description
Ansible before versions 2.1.4, 2.2.1 is vulnerable to an improper input validation in Ansible's handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.
INFO
Published Date :
April 24, 2018, 4:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:37 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-9587 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits
tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9587
vulnerability.
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products
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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-2016-9587
.
URL | Resource |
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0195.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0260.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95352 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0448 | Third Party Advisory |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0515 | Third Party Advisory |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685 | Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9587 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-77 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41013/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Ansible system configuration
PureBasic Shell C Erlang Python JavaScript Makefile Perl Lua sed
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-9587
vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-9587
vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 13, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ansible:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.1.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.1.4 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-20 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0195.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0195.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0448 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0448 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9587 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9587 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0515 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0515 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-77 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-77 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41013/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41013/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0260.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0260.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95352 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95352 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ansible:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.1.4 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ansible:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 26, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41013/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-77 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0515 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0448 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95352 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0260.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0195.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9587
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-2016-9587
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.71 }} 0.27%
score
0.87961
percentile