CVE catalog

CVE-2006-5215

xdm: CVE-2006-5215

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.30% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianxdmsid1:1.1.17-5fixed
Debianxdmforky1:1.1.17-5fixed
Debianxdmtrixie1:1.1.11-6.1fixed
Debianxdmbookworm1:1.1.11-3fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianxdmsourcesid1:1.0.5-1lowNot reportedNot reported
Debianxdmsourceforky1:1.0.5-1lowNot reportedNot reported
Debianxdmsourcetrixie1:1.0.5-1lowNot reportedNot reported
Debianxdmsourcebookworm1:1.0.5-1lowNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [xdm]Fixed

    Source package: [xdm]

    Details (2)

    • 1:1.1.11-3+b2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.0.5-1

      dsa · xdm · debian · bookworm; dsa · xdm · debian · 12

    • 1:1.1.11-3+b2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.0.5-1

      dsa · xdm · debian · bookworm; dsa · xdm · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [xdm]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1:1.1.11-6.1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.0.5-1

      dsa · xdm · debian · 13

    • 1:1.1.11-6.1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.0.5-1

      dsa · xdm · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]