CVE-2009-5080

The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and…

published June 30, 2011

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
28.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier do not properly handle certain failed attempts to create temporary directories, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in a temporary directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1296.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00357 · 28.2th percentile
Published
2011-06-30T15:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 JUN 15:26Z
    The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and…
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