VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-0876
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:$ORIGIN.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.78%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.78%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 2.0.6r39760, 2.1.0, 2.1.2, and 2.1.4r42893 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a hardlink attack, which preserves setuid/setgid bits on Linux, related to DT_RPATH:$ORIGIN.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.78% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- sun/xvm virtualbox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/52580
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34232Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841
- http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193
- http://osvdb.org/52580
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34232Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841
- http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.