CVE-2006-0055

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 11, 2006
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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