CVE-2006-5397
LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
The Xinput module (modules/im/ximcp/imLcIm.c) in X.Org libX11 1.0.2 and 1.0.3 opens a file for reading twice using the same file descriptor, which causes a file descriptor leak that allows local users to read files specified by the XCOMPOSEFILE environment variable via the duplicate file descriptor.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- EPSS score
- 0.4% (29th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5382)
- Published
- November 3, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5382 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- x.org / libx11
- x.org / libx11
References
- http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/lib/libX11.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=686bb8b35acf6cecae80fe89b2b5853f5816ce19
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22642(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22749
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:199
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20845
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4289
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8699(Patch)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29956
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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