{"id":"CVE-2014-4996","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2014-4996","summary":"VladTheEnterprising allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack","details":"`lib/vlad/dba/mysql.rb` in the VladTheEnterprising gem 0.2 for Ruby allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on `/tmp/my.cnf.#{target_host}`.","published":"2022-05-14T03:48:04Z","modified":"2023-11-08T03:57:42.714161Z","cvss":{"score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"VladTheEnterprising","fixedVersion":null}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4996"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94744"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200229054941/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68731"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/14"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/VladTheEnterprising-0.2.html"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2023-11-08T03:57:42.714161Z"}}