{"cve":"CVE-2014-4995","nvd":{"published":"2018-01-10T18:29:00.400","modified":"2026-06-17T00:10:53.327","status":"Modified","description":"Race condition in lib/vlad/dba/mysql.rb in the VladTheEnterprising gem 0.2 for Ruby allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the MySQL root password from a temporary file before it is removed.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.0},"cwes":["CWE-200","CWE-362"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/14","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68729","http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/VladTheEnterprising-0.2.html","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94745"],"products":["vladtheenterprising_project:vladtheenterprising"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:56.471723566+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-4995","score":0.00284,"percentile":0.21005,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-86cf-g34f-7462","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-86cf-g34f-7462","summary":"VladTheEnterprising allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading MySQL root password from temporary file","modified":"2023-11-08T03:57:42.653125Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"VladTheEnterprising","purl":"pkg:gem/VladTheEnterprising","ranges":["<=0.2"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}