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CVE-2014-4995
January 10, 2018
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.
Related Resources (7)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68729
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/VladTheEnterprising-0.2.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20200229054941/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68729
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94745
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4995
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/14
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
1.9
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-200
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-362
EPSS
Base Score:
0.05