CVE-2010-4177 Information disclosure in mysql-gui-tools
MySQL GUI tools expose user passwords in clear text within the process list, allowing local attackers to steal credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-4177?
CVE-2010-4177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
mysql-gui-tools (mysql-query-browser and mysql-admin) before 5.0r14+openSUSE-2.3 exposes the password of a user connected to the MySQL server in clear text form via the list of running processes.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4177?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Oracle Mysql-Gui-Tools.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4177?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-4177 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4177 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3q9p-f48q-wjcp.