Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in xvfb-run on Multiple Linux Distributions
CVE-2009-1573

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Key Information:

Vendor: Debian
Status: Debian Linux; Fedora; Linux; Xvfb-run
Vendor: CVE Published:; 6 May 2009

What is CVE-2009-1573?

The xvfb-run utility in version 1.6.1 for Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, Fedora 10, and possibly other operating systems contains a security flaw. This vulnerability arises when the magic cookie (MCOOKIE) is exposed on the command line, enabling local users to enumerate running processes along with their arguments. As a result, an unauthorized user could potentially exploit this access to escalate their privileges within the system.

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