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CVE-2009-5082

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· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

Description

The (1) configure and (2) config.guess scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.20.1 on Openwall GNU/*/Linux (aka Owl) improperly create temporary files upon a failure of the mktemp function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%

openwall-owl (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Owl · Openwall

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch

Source: [email protected]

http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Source: [email protected]

http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1%3Br2=1.2%3Bf=h

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch

Source: [email protected]

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch

Source: [email protected]

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5

CVSS

3.3LOW[email protected]

Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-59

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