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CVE-2006-0055

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CVE-2006-0055

Published: Jan 11, 2006

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

n/a

affected
n/a

References

16207
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
ee-ispell-op-symlink(24074)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
1015469
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
22320
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
18404
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA

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