id: PYSEC-2020-200
details: The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before
  creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive
  key information by reading a file.
affected:
- package:
    name: ansible
    ecosystem: PyPI
    purl: pkg:pypi/ansible
  ranges:
  - type: ECOSYSTEM
    events:
    - introduced: "0"
    - fixed: 1.5.5
  versions:
  - "1.0"
  - "1.1"
  - "1.2"
  - 1.2.1
  - 1.2.2
  - 1.2.3
  - 1.3.0
  - 1.3.1
  - 1.3.2
  - 1.3.3
  - 1.3.4
  - "1.4"
  - 1.4.1
  - 1.4.2
  - 1.4.3
  - 1.4.4
  - 1.4.5
  - "1.5"
  - 1.5.1
  - 1.5.2
  - 1.5.3
  - 1.5.4
references:
- type: WEB
  url: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233
- type: WEB
  url: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5g4v-2pc6-4hh4
aliases:
- CVE-2014-4658
- GHSA-5g4v-2pc6-4hh4
modified: "2021-07-02T02:41:33.150700Z"
published: "2020-02-20T15:15:00Z"