github - ghsa-2p56-r36q-fx99

ghsa-2p56-r36q-fx99

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-03 03:15

Modified

2022-05-03 03:15

Details

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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  "modified": "2022-05-03T03:15:27Z",
  "published": "2022-05-03T03:15:27Z",
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CVE-2006-0055 (GCVE-0-2006-0055)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2006-01-11 21:00

Modified

2024-08-07 16:18

Severity ?

CWE

n/a

Summary

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.

References

URL

Tags

	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16207	vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
	ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:02.ee.asc	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FREEBSD
	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24074	vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
	http://securitytracker.com/id?1015469	vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
	http://www.osvdb.org/22320	vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB
	http://secunia.com/advisories/18404	third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	n/a	Version: n/a

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