GHSA-mc8m-x6hf-cw2g

point-cli allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) High CVE-2014-4997

Packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
RubyGems	point-cli	<= 0.0.1	no fix listed

Details

As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).

`lib/commands/setup.rb` in the point-cli gem 0.0.1 for Ruby places credentials on the curl command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

References

External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4997 advisory
https://web.archive.org/web/20200229054941/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68735 web
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/16 web
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 web
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/point-cli-0.0.1.html web