CVE-2006-5215

LowCVSS 2.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.6/10AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 10, 2006
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-5215: Low severity, CVSS 2.6 | Vulnix