CVE-2006-5397

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libx11:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libx11:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 01:59

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/lib/libX11.git;a=commit;h=686bb8b35acf6cecae80fe89b2b5853f5816ce19', 'name': 'http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/lib/libX11.git;a=commit;h=686bb8b35acf6cecae80fe89b2b5853f5816ce19', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • () http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/lib/libX11.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=686bb8b35acf6cecae80fe89b2b5853f5816ce19 -

Information

Published : 2006-11-03 00:07

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:40


NVD link : CVE-2006-5397

Mitre link : CVE-2006-5397

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-5397


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Products Affected

x.org

  • libx11