CVE-2014-5002 | BDVDB-2026-94964 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-01-10Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.