CVE-2009-5081

The (1) config.guess, (2) contrib/groffer/perl/groffer.pl, and (3) contrib/groffer/perl/roff2.pl scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier use an…

published June 30, 2011

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The (1) config.guess, (2) contrib/groffer/perl/groffer.pl, and (3) contrib/groffer/perl/roff2.pl scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier use an insufficient number of X characters in the template argument to the tempfile function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0969.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00295 · 21.0th percentile
Published
2011-06-30T15:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 JUN 15:26Z
    The (1) config.guess, (2) contrib/groffer/perl/groffer.pl, and (3) contrib/groffer/perl/roff2.pl scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier use an…
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