MEDIUM
Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 2.0.6r39760, 2.1.0, 2.1.2, and 2.1.4r42893 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a hardlink attack, which preserves setuid/setgid bits on Linux, related to DT_RPATH:$ORIGIN
Published Mar 12, 2009
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.78%
Description
Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 2.0.6r39760, 2.1.0, 2.1.2, and 2.1.4r42893 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a hardlink attack, which preserves setuid/setgid bits on Linux, related to DT_RPATH:$ORIGIN.
Affected products
No data.
AND
OR
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.6r39760
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.4r42893
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.78% 0.00781
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00781
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.78% (0.00781) | 54.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.81% (0.00811) | 51.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00297) | 50.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://osvdb.org/52580 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34232 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/52580 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34232 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 12, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 12, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0876
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a