DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1573

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1573
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1573.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1573
Upstream
Published
2009-05-06T17:30:09.797Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:02:53.108368Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / xorg-server

Package

Name
xorg-server
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.6.1.901-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1573.json"

Debian:12 / xorg-server

Package

Name
xorg-server
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.6.1.901-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1573.json"

Debian:13 / xorg-server

Package

Name
xorg-server
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.6.1.901-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1573.json"

Debian:14 / xorg-server

Package

Name
xorg-server
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.6.1.901-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1573.json"