CVE-2006-5397
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
03/11/2006
Last modified:
09/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libx11:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libx11:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/lib/libX11.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D686bb8b35acf6cecae80fe89b2b5853f5816ce19
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22642
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22749
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006%3A199
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20845
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4289
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8699
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29956
- http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/lib/libX11.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D686bb8b35acf6cecae80fe89b2b5853f5816ce19
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22642
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22749
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006%3A199
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20845
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4289
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8699
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29956