CVE-2009-1573
Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, Fedora, xvfb-run Local Privilege Escalation
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 6, 2009, 5:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 1:02 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1573
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2009-1573.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2009-1573 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2009-1573 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526678 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/39834 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/2 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/4 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34828 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-939-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1185 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50348 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/50348 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50348 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 07, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1573 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1573
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile