CVE-2009-0876

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0876
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-12 15:20:49 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionSun xVM VirtualBox 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 2.0.6r39760, 2.1.0, 2.1.2, and 2.1.4r42893 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a hardlink attack, which preserves setuid/setgid bits on Linux, related to DT_RPATH:$ORIGIN.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Application Sun Xvm Virtualbox 2.0.0 All All All
Application Sun Xvm Virtualbox 2.0.2 All All All
Application Sun Xvm Virtualbox 2.0.4 All All All
Application Sun Xvm Virtualbox 2.0.6r39760 All All All
Application Sun Xvm Virtualbox 2.1.0 All All All
Application Sun Xvm Virtualbox 2.1.2 All All All
Application Sun Xvm Virtualbox 2.1.4r42893 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Sun xVM VirtualBox Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Sun xVM VirtualBox Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Sun xVM VirtualBox Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
260331 – (CVE-2009-0876) app-emulation/virtualbox-bin privelege escalation due to DT_RPATH:$ORIGIN and set*id (CVE-2009-0876) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
oss-security - Re: CVE-2009-0876 (VirtualBox) references af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2009-0876 (VirtualBox) references af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
osvdb.org/52580 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
#3444 (Privilege Escalation) - VirtualBox af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.virtualbox.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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