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Key Management Errors

CVE-2016-8614

High
7.5/10

Summary

A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.1.3.0. 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.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-320 - Key Management Errors

Weaknesses in this category are related to errors in the management of cryptographic keys.

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published