CVE-2016-8614
MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 31, 2018 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAnsible
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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create an OpenPGP key which matches the short key ID and inject this key instead of the correct key.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8614x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357CVSS
6.3MEDIUMredhat
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-358CWE-320
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