DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5215

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5215
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5215.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5215
Upstream
Published
2006-10-10T04:06:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:02:53.117109Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / xdm

Package

Name
xdm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xdm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.0.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5215.json"

Debian:12 / xdm

Package

Name
xdm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xdm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.0.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5215.json"

Debian:13 / xdm

Package

Name
xdm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xdm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.0.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5215.json"

Debian:14 / xdm

Package

Name
xdm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xdm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.0.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5215.json"