Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2006-0055 First vendor Publication 2006-01-11
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 2.1 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0055

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 28

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Security Advisory (FreeBSD-SA-06:02.ee.asc)
File : nvt/freebsdsa_ee.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
22320 FreeBSD ee ispell_op Function Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

The Easy Editor (ee) on FreeBSD contains a flaw that may allow a malicious local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. The issue is due to the program evoking the ispell_op function, which creates temporary files insecurely under ee. It is possible for a user to use a symlink style attack to manipulate arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running ee, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Sources (Detail)

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:02.ee.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/18404
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015469
http://www.osvdb.org/22320
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16207
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24074
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