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CVE-2009-5080
CVE-2009-5080
PUBLISHED
The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier do not properly handle certain failed attempts to create temporary directories, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in a temporary directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1296.
EPSS 0.36% · 26.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.36%
26.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | groff | 1.22.3-10, 1.22.3-9, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | groff | 1.22.3-7, 1.22.3-6, 1.22.3-5 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | groff | 1.22.2-5, 1.22.2-4, 1.22.2-3 |
Timeline
- Jun 30, 2011 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-5080 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-5080 third-party-advisory