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GHSA-M3QF-V679-CPX6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-01 07:26 – Updated: 2022-05-01 07:26

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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.

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CVE-2006-5215 (GCVE-0-2006-5215)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-10-09 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 19:41

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root Scorecard

References

8 references

URL	Tags
http://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017015	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://secunia.com/advisories/22992	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def…	vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5898	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetk…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2006-02-12 00:00

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