CVE-2006-5215
The Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before...
The Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before 20060317, and Solaris 8 through 10 before 20061006, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, or read another user's Xsession errors file, via a symlink attack on a /tmp/xses-$USER file.
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What each source reports
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The Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before 20060317, and Solaris 8 through 10 before 20061006, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, or read another user's Xsession errors file, via a symlink attack on a /tmp/xses-$USER file.
- Record
CVE-2006-5215- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before 20060317, and Solaris 8 through 10 before 20061006, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, or read another user's Xsession errors file, via a symlink attack on a /tmp/xses-$USER file.
- Record
CVE-2006-5215- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5200 No score
The Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before 20060317, and Solaris 8 through 10 before 20061006, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, or read another user's Xsession errors file, via a symlink attack on a /tmp/xses-$USER file.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5200- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m3qf-v679-cpx6 No score
The Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before...
The Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before 20060317, and Solaris 8 through 10 before 20061006, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, or read another user's Xsession errors file, via a symlink attack on a /tmp/xses-$USER file.
- Record
GHSA-m3qf-v679-cpx6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before 20060317, and Solaris 8 through 10 before 20061006, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, or read another user's Xsession errors file, via a symlink attack on a /tmp/xses-$USER file.
- Record
CVE-2006-5215- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-5215 No score
The Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before 20060317, and Solaris 8 through 10 before 20061006, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, or read another user's Xsession errors file, via a symlink attack on a /tmp/xses-$USER file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5215- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-5215 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Netbsd, published October 9, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. Fixed in xdm 1:1.0.5-1.