CVE-2009-5082
GNU groff 1.20.1 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack on Temporary Files
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch 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
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff
Scores
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
9.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/groff
1.20.1
Published
Jun 30, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026