01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 20.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-01-10 18:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 11:34Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-07-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- afa3f92527de9e12b1dc5f984e3ce0c856754c31d6c99cea7950329b0ff9354b
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140717 Re: Vulnerability Report for Ruby Gem codders-dataset-1.3.2.1 (etc.)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvladtheenterprising-info-disc(94745)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94745
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140707 Vulnerability Report for Ruby Gem VladTheEnterprising-0.2http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/14
- www.vapid.dhs.orghttp://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/VladTheEnterprising-0.2.html
- www.securityfocus.com68729http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68729