CVE-2006-5397
EPSS 0.08%
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.
How to fix CVE-2006-5397
To remediate CVE-2006-5397, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libx11—upgrade to 2:1.0.3-3 or later
Is CVE-2006-5397 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:1.0.3-3