VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-5002
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.52%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.52% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- lynx project/lynx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/23Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lynx-0.2.0.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/panthomakos/lynx/issues/3Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/23Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lynx-0.2.0.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/panthomakos/lynx/issues/3Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.