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CVE-2009-1573
xvfb-run 1.6.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, Fedora 10, and possibly other operating systems place the magic cookie (MCOOKIE) on the…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.46%
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- mitre
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
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.46% · top 60% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- [oss-security] 20090505 CVE id request: Debian/Ubuntu specific issue in xvfb-run (xorg) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20090505 Re: CVE id request: Debian/Ubuntu specific issue in xvfb-run (xorg) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526678 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 39834 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 34828 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- xvfbrun-magiccookie-info-disclosure(50348) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1185 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- USN-939-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_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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