GHSA-w9vv-fvw8-j6q3HighCVSS 7.8
codders-dataset Process Table Local Plaintext Credential Disclosure
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
lib/dataset/database/mysql.rb and lib/dataset/database/postgresql.rb in the codders-dataset gem 1.3.2.1 for Ruby both place credentials on the mysqldump command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
🎯 Affected products1
- rubygems/codders-dataset:<= 1.3.2.1
🔗 References (9)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4991
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/codders-dataset-1.3.2.1.html
- https://github.com/codders/dataset/blob/master/lib/dataset/database/mysql.rb#L16-L27
- https://github.com/codders/dataset/blob/master/lib/dataset/database/postgresql.rb#L16-L27
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229055915/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68733/
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/codders-dataset/CVE-2014-4991.yml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w9vv-fvw8-j6q3