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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 ov…

Impact

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

VendorProductAffected versions
FreebsdFreebsd
Versions 4.10, 4.11, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.2.1

References