# CVE-2006-5215: The Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before 20060317, and Solaris 8 through 10 before 20

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-10-09 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?number=32805
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017015
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22992
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2205
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29427
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5898
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102652-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-250.htm

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