The ispell_op function in ee on FreeBSD 4.10 to 6.0 uses predictable filenames and does…
Priority LOW 11Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00362 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 28
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.10 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.10:release:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.10 release | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.10:release_p8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.10 release_p8 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.10:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.10 releng | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.11:release_p3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.11 release_p3 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.11:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.11 releng | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.11:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.11 stable | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 alpha | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:release_p14:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 release_p14 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.10:release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.10:release_p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 release_p8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.10:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 releng Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.11:release_p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11 release_p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.11:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11 releng Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.11:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11 stable Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 alpha Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:release_p14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 release_p14 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 18 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 releng | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 alpha | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 release | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:release_p5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 release_p5 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 releng | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.1 release | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2.1:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.1 releng | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:release:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 release | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 releng | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 stable | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4:pre-release:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 pre-release | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4:release:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 release | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 releng | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:release:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 release | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 stable | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 releng Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 alpha Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:release_p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 release_p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 releng Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2.1:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 releng Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 releng Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 stable Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4:pre-release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 pre-release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4:release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 releng Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 stable Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0055
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2p56-r36q-fx99
References
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Sources
- CVE-2006-0055 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-0055 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2p56-r36q-fx99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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