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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 command line, which allows local users to gain privileges by listing the process and its arguments.

    Published:May 2, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 6, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00068
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Branden Robinson
    Product
    Xvfb-run
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Ubuntu
    Product
    Linux

    Exploits

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526678http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526678

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    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