CVE-2014-4995 describes a race condition in the VladTheEnterprising Ruby gem (version 0.2) that allows local users to temporarily access the MySQL root password. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), indicating a high potential for impact (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) due to the sensitive information exposure, though it requires high attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vladtheenterprising_project:vladtheenterprising:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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