CVE catalog
CVE-2014-4678
ansible: CVE-2014-4678
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 5.24% · Oct 25, 2026
The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ansible | sid | 14.4.0+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | forky | 14.0.0+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | trixie | 12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | bookworm | 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.3.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.4.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.4.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.4.3+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.4.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.5.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ansible | source | sid | 1.6.6+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ansible | source | forky | 1.6.6+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ansible | source | trixie | 1.6.6+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ansible | source | bookworm | 1.6.6+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ansible | deb | pro | 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4678 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [ansible]Fixed
Details (2)
7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.6.6+dfsg-1dsa · ansible · debian · bookworm; dsa · ansible · debian · 12
7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.6.6+dfsg-1dsa · ansible · debian · bookworm; dsa · ansible · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [ansible]Fixed
Details (2)
12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.6.6+dfsg-1dsa · ansible · debian · 13
12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.6.6+dfsg-1dsa · ansible · debian · 13
Observed: