lynx Gem 0.2.0 on Ruby Command Line Process information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in lynx Gem 0.2.0 on Ruby. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Command Line Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure (Process). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-5002. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in lynx Gem 0.2.0 on Ruby (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Command Line Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Process). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The lynx gem 0.2.0 for Ruby places the configured password on command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing processes.

The bug was discovered 07/07/2014. The weakness was released 01/10/2018 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-5002 since 07/17/2014. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1283 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Process
Class: Information disclosure / Process
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/07/2014 🔍
07/17/2014 +10 days 🔍
01/10/2018 +1273 days 🔍
01/10/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2018 +1 days 🔍
12/21/2019 +709 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-5002 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-5002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111596

Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2018 08:02
Updated: 12/21/2019 08:31
Changes: 01/11/2018 08:02 (58), 12/21/2019 08:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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