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.
Published: 2006-01-11
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-0063 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: freebsd

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:18:20.807Z

Reserved: 2005-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0055

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Status : Modified

Published: 2006-01-11T21:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-0055

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