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MitreCVE-2014-5002

HistoryJan 10, 2018 - 6:29 p.m.

CVE-2014-5002

2018-01-1018:29:00

CWE-255

mitre

web.nvd.nist.gov

lynx

gem

ruby

vulnerability

password

command line

security

CVSS2

2.1

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

7.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

9.8%

JSON

The lynx gem before 1.0.0 for Ruby places the configured password on command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing processes.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

lynx_projectlynxRange<1.0.0ruby

VendorProductVersionCPE
lynx_projectlynx*cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
lynx_project	lynx	*	cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx::::::ruby::*

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/23

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5

www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lynx-0.2.0.html

github.com/panthomakos/lynx/issues/3

CVSS2

2.1

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

7.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

9.8%

JSON

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