FedoraOperating system · Fedoraproject
CVE-2010-4178
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMySQL-GUI-tools (mysql-administrator) leaks passwords into process list after with launch of mysql text console
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe mysql-administrator component of MySQL-GUI-tools exposes user passwords in the system process list after the mysql text console is launched. This allows local attackers or users with access to process information to potentially recover plaintext credentials.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
FedoraOperating system
= 12all versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if MySQL GUI Tools is installedRun 'rpm -qa | grep -i mysql-gui-tools' on Fedora, or check for mysql-administrator binary at /usr/bin/mysql-administrator or similar pathsAffected if mysql-gui-tools or mysql-administrator package is present on the system
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Check if mysql text console client is installedRun 'which mysql' or check for the mysql command-line client package installationAffected if The mysql text console client is installed and available on the system
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Inspect process list for credential exposureRun 'ps aux' or view /proc/*/cmdline to examine running MySQL client processes. Look for process entries where password arguments appear in plaintext on the command lineAffected if Running processes show mysql client commands with plaintext passwords visible in the process list or command line arguments
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Verify user access to process informationCheck if untrusted users have access to view process listings (ps command, /proc filesystem)Affected if Non-privileged users can view process information that may contain exposed credentials
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Confirm system versionCheck OS version with 'cat /etc/fedora-release' for Fedora systems, or verify MySQL GUI Tools version if availableAffected if System is Fedora 12 or MySQL GUI Tools of any version is installed
The environment is affected if mysql-administrator or mysql text console is installed and users can access process listings where plaintext passwords may be visible in running process command lines.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataDiscontinue use of mysql-administrator and mysql text console; migrate to MySQL Workbench or other modern MySQL clients that properly handle credential security, and restrict access to process listings.
Fix this in Fedora
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-4178 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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