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
Published Jan 11, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.10
- 4.10
- 4.10
- 4.10
- 4.11
- 4.11
- 4.11
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.2
- 5.2.1
- 5.2.1
- 5.3
- 5.3
- 5.3
- 5.3
- 5.4
- 5.4
- 5.4
- 6.0
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 27.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 26.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 19.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:02.ee.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18404 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015469 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/22320 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16207 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24074 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:02.ee.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18404 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015469 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/22320 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16207 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24074 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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