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CVE-2006-5397: x.org libx11

CVSS: 2.1v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2006-5397
Published 03-11-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-5397 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in x.org libx11. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
8/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.36%
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. 03-11-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Xinput module (modules/im/ximcp/imLcIm.c) in X.Org libX11 1.0.2 and 1.0.3 opens a file for reading twice using the same file descriptor, which causes a file descriptor leak that allows local users to read files specified by the XCOMPOSEFILE environment variable via the duplicate file descriptor.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

28%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.36% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

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

Debian1 product
  • libx11< 2:1.0.3-3
X.org1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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