CVE-2006-0055

Low

Description

The ispell_op function in ee on FreeBSD 4.10 to 6.0 uses predictable filenames and does not confirm which file is being written, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack when ee invokes ispell.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductFreebsd
PublishedJan 11, 2006
First seenJan 11, 2006

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
freebsd freebsd4.10, 4.11, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.3, 5.4, 6.0—

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