lib/vlad/dba/mysql.rb in the VladTheEnterprising gem 0.2 for Ruby allows local users to…
Priority LOW 25CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
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}.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00431 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | VladTheEnterprising (RubyGems) | up to 0.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-x4vj-279x-qwf2 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- VladTheEnterprising (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected up to 0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-x4vj-279x-qwf2
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vladtheenterprising_project:vladtheenterprising:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | 0.2.0 | Vulnerable | Vladtheenterprising Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:vladtheenterprising_project:vladtheenterprising:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·Vladtheenterprising Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4996
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4vj-279x-qwf2
References
Advisory 4
More Vladtheenterprising Project Vladtheenterprising vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-04098 Race condition in lib/vlad/dba/mysql.rb in the VladTheEnterprising gem 0.2 for Ruby… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
Sources
- CVE-2014-4996 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-4996 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x4vj-279x-qwf2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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