Description
The lynx gem before 1.0.0 for Ruby places the configured password on command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing processes.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/23
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/panthomakos/lynx/issues/3
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lynx-0.2.0.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.1%
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-255
Status
published
Products (2)
lynx_project/lynx
< 1.0.0
rubygems/lynx
0 - 1.0.0RubyGems
Published
Jan 10, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026