lib/brbackup.rb in the brbackup gem 0.1.1 for Ruby places the database password on the mysql command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5004
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
• http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/brbackup-0.1.1.html
• https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/brbackup/CVE-2014-5004.yml
• https://web.archive.org/web/20200229054738/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68506