2.6

CVE-2006-5215: netbsd

CVSS: 2.6v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2006-5215
Published 09-10-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-5215 is a low (CVSS 2.6) vulnerability in netbsd. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
10/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.6/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-10-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

22%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Sun2 products
  • solaris8.0 | 8.0:beta | 9.0 | 9.0:x86_update_2 | 10.0
  • sunos5.8 | 5.9
Debian1 product
  • xdm< 1:1.0.5-1
Netbsd1 product
  • netbsdEOL≤ current | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3.1 | 1.3.2 | 1.3.3 | 1.4 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.5 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | 1.5.3 | 1.6 | 1.6:beta | 1.6.1 | 1.6.2 | 2.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.99.15 | 4.0
X.org1 product

4 vendors · 5 products

References

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