GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539

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    GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539

    Published: 5 Mar 2018Last Modified: 8 Nov 2023
    Aliases:
    CVE-2014-5004

    Summary: brbackup exposes database password to unauthorized users

    Details: lib/brbackup.rb in the brbackup gem 0.1.1 for Ruby places the database password on the mysql command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5004, https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/brbackup/CVE-2014-5004.yml, https://web.archive.org/web/20200229054738/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68506, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/6, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5, http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/brbackup-0.1.1.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: brbackup

    Purl: pkg:gem/brbackup

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.1.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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