CVE-2006-0055

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24074

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16207

http://www.osvdb.org/22320

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015469

http://secunia.com/advisories/18404

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS