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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}.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4vj-279x-qwf2
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: almost 2 years ago
Updated: over 1 year 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

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

Blast Radius: 0.0

Affected Packages