{
    "id": "CVE-2009-0876",
    "published": "2009-03-12 15:20:49",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:06:00",
    "cvss_score": "6.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-59",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.00781",
    "epss_percentile": "0.54765",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "sun",
            "product": "xvm_virtualbox"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "32848",
            "title": "Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0/2.1 - Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2009-03-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32848"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://osvdb.org/52580",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/34232",
        "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841",
        "http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674",
        "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193",
        "http://osvdb.org/52580",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/34232",
        "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841",
        "http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674",
        "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193"
    ]
}