Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1573
CVE-2009-1573
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.
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Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:a:branden_robinson:xvfb-run:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
8- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploitVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/39834nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/2nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/4nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34828nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-939-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1185nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50348nvd
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