{"cve":"CVE-2014-5002","nvd":{"published":"2018-01-10T18:29:00.777","modified":"2026-06-17T00:10:54.130","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-255"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/23","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5","http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lynx-0.2.0.html","https://github.com/panthomakos/lynx/issues/3","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/23"],"products":["lynx_project:lynx"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:56.471723566+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-5002","score":0.00522,"percentile":0.44304,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-94cq-7ccq-cmcm","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-94cq-7ccq-cmcm","summary":"lynx doesn't properly sanitize user input and exposes database password to unauthorized users","modified":"2024-02-16T08:18:11.775966Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"lynx","purl":"pkg:gem/lynx","ranges":["<1.0.0"],"fixed":["1.0.0"]}]}],"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."]}