CVE-2009-1573
EPSS 0.07%Published: 5/6/2009Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/xorg-serverfrom 0, < 2:1.6.1.901-3