Vulnerability Details CVE-2006-0055
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 22.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:02.ee.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18404
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015469
- http://www.osvdb.org/22320
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16207
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24074
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:02.ee.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18404
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015469
- http://www.osvdb.org/22320
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16207
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24074
Products affected by CVE-2006-0055
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.10
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.11
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2.1
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4
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cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0