CVE-2014-5002 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/23 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lynx-0.2.0.html https://github.com/panthomakos/lynx/issues/3

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8