Information disclosure in Vladtheenterprising Project
CVE-2014-4995
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.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Vladtheenterprising Project — versions 0.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94745 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/14 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/VladTheEnterprising-0.2.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/68729 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-4995?
- CVE-2014-4995 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vladtheenterprising Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2014-4995?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.