CVE-2006-0055
The ispell_op function in ee on FreeBSD 4.10 to 6.0 uses predictable filenames and does not...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-0055- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-0055- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0063 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-0063- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2p56-r36q-fx99 No score
The ispell_op function in ee on FreeBSD 4.10 to 6.0 uses predictable filenames and does not...
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.
- Record
GHSA-2p56-r36q-fx99- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-0055 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Freebsd, published January 11, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.