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CVE-2009-1573

Published: May 06, 2009 | Modified: Aug 17, 2017
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1573
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

xvfb-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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Debian_linux Debian * *
Fedora Redhat 10 (including) 10 (including)
Linux Ubuntu * *
Xorg-server Ubuntu dapper *
Xorg-server Ubuntu hardy *
Xorg-server Ubuntu intrepid *
Xorg-server Ubuntu jaunty *

References

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