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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS14NHZqLTI3OXgtcXdmMs4AAXfi
VladTheEnterprising allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack
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}
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: over 2 years ago
Updated: almost 2 years ago
CVSS Score: 5.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Percentage: 0.00042
EPSS Percentile: 0.05089
Identifiers: GHSA-x4vj-279x-qwf2, CVE-2014-4996
References:
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4996
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94744
- 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/68731
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4vj-279x-qwf2
Affected Packages
rubygems:VladTheEnterprising
Dependent packages: 0Dependent repositories: 1
Downloads: 22,280 total
Affected Version Ranges: <= 0.2
No known fixed version
All affected versions: 0.1.4, 0.1.5, 0.1.6, 0.1.7, 0.1.8