CVE-2009-1573

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 6, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2009-1573: Medium severity, CVSS 4.6 | Vulnix