Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Sun Xvm Virtualbox — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1 (mailing-list)
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2 (mailing-list)
- www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/34232 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/52580 (vdb-entry)