CVE-2009-1573
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 39.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-05-06 17:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:20Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-05-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 850b8766c640d807a9b15f4fa99ef83e65f57fbf377700202788c404c6554797
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090505 CVE id request: Debian/Ubuntu specific issue in xvfb-run (xorg)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090505 Re: CVE id request: Debian/Ubuntu specific issue in xvfb-run (xorg)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/4
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526678
- secunia.com39834http://secunia.com/advisories/39834
- www.securityfocus.com34828http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34828
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comxvfbrun-magiccookie-info-disclosure(50348)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50348
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-1185http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1185
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-939-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-939-1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.6.1.901-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.6.1.901-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.6.1.901-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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