CVE-2014-4999

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-01-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

vendor/plugins/dataset/lib/dataset/database/mysql.rb in the kajam gem 1.0.3.rc2 for Ruby places the mysql user password on the (1) mysqldump command line in the capture function and (2) mysql command line in the restore function, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

Affected products

Kajam Project Kajam: 1.0.3-rc2

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/19
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/kajam-1.0.3.rc2.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/19
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/kajam-1.0.3.rc2.html

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