CVE-2014-4992

HIGH

cap-strap 0.1.5 - Exposure of Sensitive Information via Useradd Command Line

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

lib/cap-strap/helpers.rb in the cap-strap gem 0.1.5 for Ruby places credentials on the useradd command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/9
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/cap-strap-0.1.5.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 16.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (2)
cap-strap_project/cap-strap 0.1.5
rubygems/cap-strap RubyGems
Published Jan 10, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026