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CVE-2009-1573

Published: 6 May 2009

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.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
xorg-server
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
hardy
Released (2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.3)
intrepid Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
jaunty
Released (2:1.6.0-0ubuntu14.2)
karmic Not vulnerable

lucid Not vulnerable

upstream Not vulnerable
(code not present)
Patches:
vendor: http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-xorg/xserver/xorg-server.git;a=commitdiff;h=ecf09e571198ee16256a5efd1c23fd286a4f2249;hp=cbccf51785b500f51dc974ed05f5512181d4c51f