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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 hardlink attack, which preserves setuid/setgid bits on Linux, related to DT_RPATH:$ORIGIN.

    Published:Mar 12, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Mar 12, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00339
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Xvm Virtualbox

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32848

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    References

    http://osvdb.org/52580
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34232
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841
    http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193
    http://osvdb.org/52580
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34232
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841
    http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High