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CVE-2014-5002

• 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-255

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.

Affected products

• Lynx Project Lynx: before 1.0.0 — fixed in 1.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Lynx Project Lynx 1.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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
• 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

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