CVE-2006-5397 libX11 file descriptor leak
Published Nov 3, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. These issues did not affect the versions of libX11 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 26.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 26.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 20.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/lib/libX11.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=686bb8b35acf6cecae80fe89b2b5853f5816ce19 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22642 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22749 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:199 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20845 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4289 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5397 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8699 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213280 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29956 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5397
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5397
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/lib/libX11.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=686bb8b35acf6cecae80fe89b2b5853f5816ce19 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22642 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22749 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:199 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20845 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4289 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5397 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8699 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213280 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29956 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5397 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5397 |
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