CVE-2006-5215
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 23.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-10-09 21:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 19:41Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-10-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 012004eba5f2446854201039f4a80a6aed231d415bbc6daaa65c9ffa78d7717a
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.netbsd.orghttp://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?number=32805
- securitytracker.com1017015http://securitytracker.com/id?1017015
- secunia.com22992http://secunia.com/advisories/22992
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:2205https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2205
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comxdm-xsession-symlink(29427)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29427
- bugs.freedesktop.orghttps://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5898
- sunsolve.sun.com102652http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102652-1
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-250.htm
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xdm Fixed in 1:1.0.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xdm Fixed in 1:1.0.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xdm Fixed in 1:1.0.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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