CVE-2014-4996

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
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}.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2014-4996
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-01-10T18:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-01-30T15:52:32
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:vladtheenterprising_project:vladtheenterprising:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94744 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/VladTheEnterprising-0.2.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68731 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/14 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4996
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4996
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:49:25 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 00:50:22 2018-01-10T18:29Z 2018-01-10T18:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 00:50:22 2018-01-30T15:52:32 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 00:50:22 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated