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CVE-2009-0876
Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 2.0.6r39760, 2.1.0, 2.1.2, and 2.1.4r42893 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a…
Medium6.9EPSS 0.78%
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Description
Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 2.0.6r39760, 2.1.0, 2.1.2, and 2.1.4r42893 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a hardlink attack, which preserves setuid/setgid bits on Linux, related to DT_RPATH:$ORIGIN.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.78% · top 44% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- 34080 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- xvmvirtualbox-unspecified-priv-escalation(49193) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0674 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20090316 CVE-2009-0876 (VirtualBox) references (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20090317 Re: CVE-2009-0876 (VirtualBox) references (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1021841 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 34232 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 52580 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 254568 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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