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CVE-2006-5215

LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
2.6 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS score
0.3% (23th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2006-5200)
Published
October 10, 2006
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5200 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • netbsd / netbsd
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  • sun / solaris
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  • sun / solaris
  • sun / solaris
  • sun / solaris
  • sun / solaris

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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