Is CVE-2016-8614 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-8614 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-8614?

CVE-2016-8614 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-8614?

CVE-2016-8614 has an EPSS score of 2.46% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8614?

Upgrade ansible on debian 11 to 2.2.0.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-8614

MEDIUMEPSS 82th pctl

6.3

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-358 CWE-320

How to fix

Remediation Available

ansibleDebian

Fixed in:2.2.0.0-1CVE-2016-8614

ansibleUbuntu

Fixed in:1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-7330-1

Fixed in:2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm5USN-7330-1

Fixed in:2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm5USN-7330-1

Fixed in:2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-7330-1

ansible-fireballUbuntu

Fixed in:1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-7330-1

Fixed in:2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm5USN-7330-1

ansible-node-fireballUbuntu

Fixed in:1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-7330-1

Fixed in:2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm5USN-7330-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

2.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Exploit1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory3

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.