CVE-2006-5214 Race condition in n/a

Low 1.2 Published 9 Oct 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can read other users' Xsession error files due to a race condition in the X Display Manager script.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2006-5214?

CVE-2006-5214 is a low-severity vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 9 Oct 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5214?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Netbsd Netbsd, Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5214?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2006-5214 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5214 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5214, GHSA-6w46-68r7-2g8p.