CVE-2009-1573

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

Publication date:

06/05/2009

Last modified:

09/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

4.60

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux::::::::
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:10:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:linux::::::::
cpe:2.3:a:branden_robinson:xvfb-run:1.6.1:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux::::::::
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:10:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:linux::::::::
cpe:2.3:a:branden_robinson:xvfb-run:1.6.1:::::::*

CVE-2009-1573

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools