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CVE-2014-4995 — Vulnerability in VladTheEnterprising — CVE Details

HIGH

VladTheEnterprising allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading MySQL root password from temporary file

Published May 14, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

Race condition in `lib/vlad/dba/mysql.rb` in the VladTheEnterprising gem 0.2 for Ruby allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the MySQL root password from a temporary file before it is removed.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 14, 2022 (1612 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 543 days after initial publication.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
VladTheEnterprising
rubygems
0.1.4, 0.1.5, 0.1.6, 0.1.7 (+2 more)Range-based data available

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-200
    Information ExposureMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-4995?
VladTheEnterprising allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading MySQL root password from temporary file This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2014-4995?
CVE-2014-4995 affects VladTheEnterprising. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2014-4995 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.0

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-86cf-g34f-7462

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