CVE-2009-0876

N/A
Published: March 12, 2009 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorXvm Virtualbox· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (11)

VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://osvdb.org/52580
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34232
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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