Is CVE-2006-5214 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-5214 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-5214?

CVE-2006-5214 has a CVSS v2 base score of 1.2 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-5214?

CVE-2006-5214 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (26th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5214?

Upgrade xdm on debian 11 to 1:1.0.5-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-5214

LOW

1.2

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

xdmDebian

Fixed in:1:1.0.5-1CVE-2006-5214

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Other references11

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.