xvfb-run 1.6.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, Fedora 10, and possibly other operating systems place the magic cookie (MCOOKIE) on the command line, which allows local users to gain privileges by listing the process and its arguments.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-1569 xvfb-run 1.6.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, Fedora 10, and possibly other operating systems place the magic cookie (MCOOKIE) on the command line, which allows local users to gain privileges by listing the process and its arguments.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-939-1 X.org vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:20:34.939Z

Reserved: 2009-05-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-1573

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-05-06T17:30:09.797

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-1573

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2009-05-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-1573 - Bugzilla

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