CVE-2013-2233 Ansible fails to cache SSH host keys

What is CVE-2013-2233?

CVE-2013-2233 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Ansible before 1.2.1 makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by leveraging failure to cache SSH host keys.

Weakness: CWE-320

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2233?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including ansible. It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Ansible.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2233?

Upgrade ansible to 1.2.1 or later.

Is CVE-2013-2233 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2233 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2014-4657 Ansible Remote Code Execution Critical 9.8
• CVE-2014-4966 Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution Critical 9.8
• CVE-2014-4967 Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-7550 Ansible Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2014-3498 Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2233, GHSA-9x6q-5423-w5v9, PYSEC-2018-36, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2233.