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CVE-2009-5044

contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a sy

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.

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.00067
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
apple mac os x<= 10.10.4
gnu groff<= 1.20.1
gnu groffall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

3.3
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD24 Jun 2011 · 08:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10031-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gzPatch
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538330
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diffPatch
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1
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