CVE - CVE-2006-0055

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-0055	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
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BID:16207 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16207 FREEBSD:FreeBSD-SA-06:02 URL:ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:02.ee.asc OSVDB:22320 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/22320~~ (Obsolete source) SECTRACK:1015469 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1015469 SECUNIA:18404 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/18404 XF:ee-ispell-op-symlink(24074) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24074
Assigning CNA
FreeBSD
Date Record Created
20051230	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20051230)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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