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-$USER file.
Published: 2006-10-09
Score: 2.6 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-5200 The Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before 20060317, and Solaris 8 through 10 before 20061006, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, or read another user's Xsession errors file, via a symlink attack on a /tmp/xses-$USER file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:41:05.758Z

Reserved: 2006-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5215

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-10-10T04:06:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5215

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2006-02-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-5215 - Bugzilla

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