CVE-2009-1573

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-05-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

Branden Robinson Xvfb-Run: 1.6.1
Debian Linux: all versions
RedHat Fedora: 10
Ubuntu Linux: all versions

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526678
http://secunia.com/advisories/39834
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34828
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-939-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1185
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50348
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526678
http://secunia.com/advisories/39834
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/4

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