PT-2006-1143 · Freebsd · Ee

Published 2006-01-11 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-0055

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: ee versions 4.10 through 6.0 on FreeBSD

Description: The issue arises from the ispell op function in ee, which uses predictable filenames and does not confirm the file being written. This allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack when ee invokes ispell.

Recommendations: For ee versions 4.10 through 6.0 on FreeBSD, consider restricting access to the ispell op function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the ispell functionality in ee to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-0055

Affected Products

Ee

References · 7

• http://secunia.com/advisories/18404 · Vendor Advisory
• ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:02.ee.asc · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0055 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/16207 · Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24074 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015469 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/22320 · Note