CVE-2006-5215
EPSS 0.08%Published: 10/10/2006Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5215
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/xdmfrom 0, < 1:1.0.5-1