CVE-2009-1573
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (40th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1569)
- Published
- May 6, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1569 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- branden robinson / xvfb-run
- debian / debian linux
- redhat / fedora
- ubuntu / linux
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526678(Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39834
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34828
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-939-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1185
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50348
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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