VDB
CVE-2009-5082
CVE-2009-5082
PUBLISHED
CVSS 3.299999952316284 LOW
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.
EPSS 0.32% · 22.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
3.299999952316284
EPSS Score
0.32%
22.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | groff | 1.20.1 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 6, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 29, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- [oss-security] 20090814 Re: CVE id request: groff (pdfroff) mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20090814 Re: CVE id request: groff (pdfroff) mailing-list
- 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
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5082 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