CVE-2009-5079
N/A
Published: June 30, 2011 at 03:26 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:14 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGroff
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
The (1) gendef.sh, (2) doc/fixinfo.sh, and (3) contrib/gdiffmk/tests/runtests.in scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a gro#####.tmp or /tmp/##### temporary file.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diffMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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