GitHub Advisory DatabaseGHSA-W64C-PXJJ-H866Ansible does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in certificates
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
48.0%
Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject’s Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00051.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00029.html
www.ansible.com/security
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/14/4
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w64c-pxjj-h866
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00016.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3908
Related
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
48.0%