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Status published
Medium
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...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2
- http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34232
- http://osvdb.org/52580
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
xvm virtualbox
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 2.0.6r39760, 2.1.0, 2.1.2, 2.1.4r42893
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 12th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.