Vulnerability Details CVE-2014-4996
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}.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 18.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68731
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/VladTheEnterprising-0.2.html
- 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.securityfocus.com/bid/68731
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/VladTheEnterprising-0.2.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94744
Products affected by CVE-2014-4996
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cpe:2.3:a:vladtheenterprising_project:vladtheenterprising:0.2.0