CVE-2006-5214

1.2 LOW 0.4% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2006-10-10 04:06 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:30 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 1.2 LOW (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2006-10-10 04:06 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:30 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Netbsd 3.0
Netbsd 3.99.15
Sun Solaris 9.0
Sun Solaris 10.0
Sun Sunos 5.8

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 1.2

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record