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CVE-2006-0055

CVE-2006-0055

EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected products
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References
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:02.ee.aschttp://secunia.com/advisories/18404http://securitytracker.com/id?1015469https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24074http://www.osvdb.org/22320http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16207