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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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

Link: CVE-2006-0055

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-0055

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