FKIE_CVE-2009-1573
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-05-06 17:30 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | * | |
| redhat | fedora | 10 | |
| ubuntu | linux | * | |
| branden_robinson | xvfb-run | 1.6.1 |
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"lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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