CVE-2006-5215 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in the Xsession script, affecting X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD, X.Org, and Solaris 8-10. A local attacker could exploit this to overwrite arbitrary files or read another user's Xsession errors file by manipulating the /tmp/xses-$USER file. With a CVSS score of 2.6, this vulnerability is considered low severity, requiring local access and high attack complexity (AV:L/AC:H). The potential impact is limited to partial confidentiality and integrity (C:P/I:P), with no availability impact (A:N). There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received no community discussion or media coverage, indicating a very low level of attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= currentCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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