CVE-2006-0055

FreeBSD-SA-06-02.ee.txt

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

The ispell_op function used by ee(1) while executing spell check operations employs an insecure method of temporary file generation. This method produces predictable file names based on the process ID and fails to confirm which path will be over written with the user.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-12-30 CVE Reserved
2006-01-11 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015469	Vdb Entry
http://www.osvdb.org/22320	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24074	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/18404	2017-07-20
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16207	2017-07-20

URL	Date	SRC
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:02.ee.asc	2017-07-20

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.10 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.10"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.10 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.10"		release		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.10 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.10"		release_p8		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.10 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.10"		releng		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.11 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.11"		release_p3		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.11 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.11"		releng		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.11 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.11"		stable		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.0"		alpha		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.0"		release_p14		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.0"		releng		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.1"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.1"		alpha		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.1"		release		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.1"		release_p5		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.1"		releng		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.2 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.2"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.2.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.2.1"		release		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.2.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.2.1"		releng		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.3 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.3"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.3 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.3"		release		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.3 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.3"		releng		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.3 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.3"		stable		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.4 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.4"		pre-release		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.4 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.4"		release		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.4 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.4"		releng		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				6.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "6.0"		release		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				6.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "6.0"		stable		Affected