xvfb-run insecurely displays mcookie value
Published May 6, 2009
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.46%
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 products
No data.
- 1.6.1
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 0.46% (0.00456) | 37.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00456) | 35.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 16.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526678 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39834 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34828 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-939-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1185 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1573 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499234 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50348 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1573
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1573
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526678 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39834 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/05/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34828 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-939-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1185 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1573 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499234 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50348 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1573 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1573 |
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