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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.9 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2009-03-12

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected products

• Xvm Virtualbox (Sun)

References

• http://osvdb.org/52580
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34232
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1
• 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/34080
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841
• http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193