CVE - CVE-2014-4995

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-4995	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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 it is removed.
References
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BID:68729 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68729 MISC:http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/VladTheEnterprising-0.2.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20140707 Vulnerability Report for Ruby Gem VladTheEnterprising-0.2 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/14 MLIST:[oss-security] 20140717 Re: Vulnerability Report for Ruby Gem codders-dataset-1.3.2.1 (etc.) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 XF:vladtheenterprising-info-disc(94745) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94745
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20140717	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20140717)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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