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CVE-2014-4992 Details

Description

lib/cap-strap/helpers.rb in the cap-strap gem 0.1.5 for Ruby places credentials on the useradd command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/9 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/cap-strap-0.1.5.html CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/9 [email protected]Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 [email protected]Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
cap-strap project cap-strap
0.1.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:cap-strap_project:cap-strap:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-4992
NVD Published Date:
Jan 10, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]