CVE-2009-0876

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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 p

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 · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.00359

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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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Affected Products & Versions

sun xvm virtualboxall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

localSun xVM VirtualBox 2.0/2.1 - Local Privilege Escalationverified

pocwww.securityfocus.com · 34080www.securityfocus.com

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Scoring & Timeline

6.9

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD12 Mar 2009 · 03:20 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://osvdb.org/52580

http://secunia.com/advisories/34232Vendor Advisory

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1PatchVendor 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.securitytracker.com/id?1021841

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http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674PatchVendor Advisory

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193

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