Vulnerability in GNU Groff
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 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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Groff — versions 1.10, 1.11, 1.11a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4 (mailing-list, Patch)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5 (mailing-list, Patch)
- cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff…
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff (Patch)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-5080?
- CVE-2009-5080 is a vulnerability in GNU Groff, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2011-06-30.
- Is CVE-2009-5080 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.