CVE-2009-5078

contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript program without the -dSAFER option, which allows remote attackers to…

published June 30, 2011

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
83.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript program without the -dSAFER option, which allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, rename, or delete arbitrary files via a crafted document.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02305 · 83.2th percentile
Published
2011-06-30T15:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 JUN 15:26Z
    contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript program without the -dSAFER option, which allows remote attackers to…
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