CVE-2009-1573

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-1573
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-05-06 17:30:09 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptionxvfb-run 1.6.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, Fedora 10, and possibly other operating systems place the magic cookie (MCOOKIE) on the command line, which allows local users to gain privileges by listing the process and its arguments.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Branden Robinson Xvfb-run 1.6.1 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux All All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora 10 All All All
Operating System Ubuntu Linux All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-939-1: X.org vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-security - CVE id request: Debian/Ubuntu specific issue in xvfb-run (xorg) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
xvfb-run Insecure Magic Cookie Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Ubuntu update for xorg-server - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
#526678 - Passes magic cookie insecurity - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE id request: Debian/Ubuntu specific issue in xvfb-run (xorg) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail | OVH- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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