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CVE-2014-4996 — Vulnerability in VladTheEnterprising — CVE Details

MEDIUM

VladTheEnterprising allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack

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

Summary

`lib/vlad/dba/mysql.rb` in the VladTheEnterprising gem 0.2 for Ruby allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on `/tmp/my.cnf.#{target_host}`.

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.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 5.5 score means for each attack dimension.

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

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-4996?
VladTheEnterprising allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 5.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2014-4996?
CVE-2014-4996 affects VladTheEnterprising. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2014-4996 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
5.5

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-x4vj-279x-qwf2

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