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CVE-2009-0876

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.78%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-03-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2009-0876
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.78%
Linux

Original NVD 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.