CVE - CVE-2006-5397

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-5397	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:20845 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20845 CONFIRM:http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/lib/libX11.git;a=commit;h=686bb8b35acf6cecae80fe89b2b5853f5816ce19 CONFIRM:https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8699 MANDRIVA:MDKSA-2006:199 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:199~~ (Obsolete source) SECUNIA:22642 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22642 SECUNIA:22749 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/22749 VUPEN:ADV-2006-4289 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4289~~ (Obsolete source) XF:libx11-xinput-information-disclosure(29956) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29956
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20061018	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20061018)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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