CVE-2009-5044
N/A
Published: June 24, 2011 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:14 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsmacOSGroff
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a pdf#####.tmp temporary file.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz
- http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44999
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085
References (14)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gzx_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diffVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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