GHSA-x4vj-279x-qwf2

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    GHSA-x4vj-279x-qwf2

    Published: 14 May 2022Last Modified: 8 Nov 2023
    Aliases:
    CVE-2014-4996

    Summary: VladTheEnterprising allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack

    Details: `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}`.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4996, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94744, https://web.archive.org/web/20200229054941/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68731, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/14, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5, http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/VladTheEnterprising-0.2.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: VladTheEnterprising

    Purl: pkg:gem/VladTheEnterprising

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.1.4
    0.1.5
    0.1.6
    0.1.7
    0.1.8

    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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