PT-2018-4244 · Ruby · Lynx

Tetravista · Published 2018-01-10 · Updated 2019-05-06 · CVE-2014-5002

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions lynx gem versions prior to 1.0.0

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing processes because the configured password is placed on command lines. As of version 1.0.0, the --password option is no longer supported, and passwords are only configured in a configuration file, preventing command line exposure.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.0.0, update to version 1.0.0 or later, as it removes the --password option and configures passwords solely through a configuration file, thus mitigating the risk of password exposure on the command line.

Exploit

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-255

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-5002

GHSA-94CQ-7CCQ-CMCM

Affected Products

Lynx

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/lynx/CVE-2014-5002.yml · Exploit
• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lynx-0.2.0.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/23 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5002 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-94cq-7ccq-cmcm · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/panthomakos/lynx/issues/3 · Note
• https://github.com/panthomakos/lynx · Note