VDB
CVE-2009-5079
CVE-2009-5079
PUBLISHED
CVSS 3.299999952316284 LOW
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.
EPSS 0.30% · 22.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
3.299999952316284
EPSS Score
0.30%
22.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| gnu | groff | 0, 1.10, 1.11 |
Timeline
- Jun 30, 2011 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 14, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 31, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086 technical
- 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 url
- http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff url
- [oss-security] 20090814 Re: CVE id request: groff (pdfroff) mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20090814 Re: CVE id request: groff (pdfroff) mailing-list
- MDVSA-2013:085 vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5079 advisory
- http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1;r2=1.2;f=h url