CVE-2014-5003

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Published Jan 10, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

chef/travis-cookbooks/ci_environment/perlbrew/recipes/default.rb in the ciborg gem 3.0.0 for Ruby allows local users to write to arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp/perlbrew-installer.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ciborg_project:ciborg:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0272	chef/travis-cookbooks/ci_environment/perlbrew/recipes/default.rb in the ciborg gem 3.0.0 for Ruby allows local users to write to arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp/perlbrew-installer.
Github GHSA	GHSA-g982-9r8g-6qxw	Ciborg gem for Ruby allows local users to write files and gain privileges via Symlink

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.379% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/24
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/ciborg-3.0.0.html

History

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Subscriptions

Ciborg Project Ciborg

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:34 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 10, 2018, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:34 AM
Reserved: Jul 17, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 10, 2018, 6:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:10 AM

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