CVE-2006-5214

xdm race

Published Oct 9, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 1.2 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Race condition in the Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before 20060225, and Solaris 8 through 10 before 20061006, causes a user's Xsession errors file to have weak permissions before a chmod is performed, which allows local users to read Xsession errors files of other users.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-5199 Race condition in the Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before 20060225, and Solaris 8 through 10 before 20061006, causes a user's Xsession errors file to have weak permissions before a chmod is performed, which allows local users to read Xsession errors files of other users.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-364-1 Xsession vulnerability
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:41 PM
Reserved
Oct 9, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 10, 2006, 4:06 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:30 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 16, 2006, 12:00 AM