CVE-2010-4177 Information disclosure in mysql-gui-tools

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

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.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3q9p-f48q-wjcp.

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