CVE-2009-5079
groff < 1.21 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack on Temporary Files
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4
Patch 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
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086
Scores
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
10.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (16)
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
gnu/groff
1.18.1
... and 6 more
Published
Jun 30, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026