{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3908","details":"Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.","modified":"2026-02-04T03:44:32.517785Z","published":"2015-08-12T14:59:00Z","related":["USN-7330-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2015-3908"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3908"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/14/4"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3908"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7330-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ansible","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"}]}],"versions":["1.1+dfsg-1","1.3.4+dfsg-1","1.4.0+dfsg-1","1.4.1+dfsg-1","1.4.3+dfsg-1","1.4.4+dfsg-1","1.5.4+dfsg-1","1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1","1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"ansible","binary_version":"1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"},{"binary_name":"ansible-fireball","binary_version":"1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"},{"binary_name":"ansible-node-fireball","binary_version":"1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3908.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}