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CVE-2014-5002 Details

Description

The lynx gem before 1.0.0 for Ruby places the configured password on command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing processes.

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)
https://github.com/panthomakos/lynx/issues/3 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/23 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lynx-0.2.0.html CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/panthomakos/lynx/issues/3 [email protected]Third Party Advisory

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-255Credentials Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
lynx project lynx
< 1.0.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-5002
NVD Published Date:
Jan 10, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2014-5002 Details - Not Deferred