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.
References
- 16207 vdb-entry
- ee-ispell-op-symlink(24074) vdb-entry
- 1015469 vdb-entry
- 22320 vdb-entry
- 18404 third-party-advisory