Description
contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a pdf#####.tmp temporary file.
References (14)
Core 14
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44999
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5
Mailing List x_refsource_confirm
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
Patch x_refsource_confirm
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538330
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086
Scores
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (16)
apple/mac_os_x
< 10.10.4
gnu/groff
1.10
gnu/groff
1.11
gnu/groff
1.11a
gnu/groff
1.14
gnu/groff
1.15
gnu/groff
1.16
gnu/groff
1.16.1
gnu/groff
1.17.1
gnu/groff
1.17.2
... and 6 more
Published
Jun 24, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026