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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS04NmNmLWczNGYtNzQ2Ms4AAXfs

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

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.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-86cf-g34f-7462
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: over 2 years ago
Updated: almost 2 years ago

CVSS Score: 7.0
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Percentage: 0.00042
EPSS Percentile: 0.05089

Identifiers: GHSA-86cf-g34f-7462, CVE-2014-4995
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4995
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94745
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/14
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
• http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/VladTheEnterprising-0.2.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20200229054941/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68729
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-86cf-g34f-7462

Blast Radius: 0.0

Affected Packages