CVE-2014-4996

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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}.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68731Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/VladTheEnterprising-0.2.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94744Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68731Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/VladTheEnterprising-0.2.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94744Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jan 10, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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