High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-4992
CVE-2014-4992
Description
lib/cap-strap/helpers.rb in the cap-strap gem 0.1.5 for Ruby places credentials on the useradd command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
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Affected products
1- ghsa-coords
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/cap-strap-0.1.5.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/9nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-pcm6-g2qp-9gw8ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4992ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/cap-strap/CVE-2014-4992.ymlghsaWEB
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