Skip to main content

CVE-2006-0055

Low
2.1/10

Summary

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.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE
  • NONE

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published