CVE-2018-16837
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—
Ansible "User" module leaks any data which is passed on as a parameter to ssh-keygen. This could lean in undesirable situations such as passphrases credentials passed as a parameter for the ssh-keygen executable. Showing those credentials in clear text form for every user which have access just to the process list.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.36%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 28
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (4)
CWE
- CWE-214
- CWE-311
Referencias
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105700
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3460
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3461
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3462
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3463
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16837
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00012.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16837
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105700
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3460
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3461
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3462
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3463
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16837
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00012.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396
JSON original (NVD)
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