CVE-2009-1573
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 6, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- May 6, 2009
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [oss-security] 20090505 CVE id request: Debian/Ubuntu specific issue in xvfb-run (xorg)mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20090505 Re: CVE id request: Debian/Ubuntu specific issue in xvfb-run (xorg)mailing-list
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526678
- 39834third-party-advisory
- 34828vdb-entry
- xvfbrun-magiccookie-info-disclosure(50348)vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-1185vdb-entry
- USN-939-1vendor-advisory
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