Race condition in the Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD…
Priority LOW 8Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00361 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.99.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.99.15 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.99.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.99.15 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5214
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6w46-68r7-2g8p
References
Sources
- CVE-2006-5214 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5214 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6w46-68r7-2g8p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2006-5214 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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