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CVE-2009-0876 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://osvdb.org/52580	CVE
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34232	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080	CVE	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841	CVE
http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/52580	[email protected]
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34232	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841	[email protected]
http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
sun xvm virtualbox	2.0.0 2.0.2 2.0.4 2.0.6r39760 2.1.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.0.6r39760:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:sun:xvm_virtualbox:2.1.4r42893:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
linux linux kernel	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 17, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 12, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]