CVE-2010-4177

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-11-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-319

Description

mysql-gui-tools (mysql-query-browser and mysql-admin) before 5.0r14+openSUSE-2.3 exposes the password of a user connected to the MySQL server in clear text form via the list of running processes.

Affected products

Fedoraproject Fedora: 12
Oracle Mysql-Gui-Tools: before 5.0r14\+opensuse-2.3 — fixed in 5.0r14\+opensuse-2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Oracle Mysql-Gui-Tools 5.0r14\+opensuse-2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97959
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-4177
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605542
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4177
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4177
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/16/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97959
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-4177
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605542
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4177
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4177
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/16/6

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