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CVE-2009-0606

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-02-17 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The link_image function in linker/linker.c in the dynamic linker in Bionic in Open Handset Alliance Android 1.0 on the T-Mobile G1 phone does not properly handle file descriptors 0, 1, and 2 for a setgid program, which allows local users to create arbitrary files owned by certain groups, possibly a related issue to CVE-2002-0820.

Affected products

• Openhandsetalliance Android Sdk: 1.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500753/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33695
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48840
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500753/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33695
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48840

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