CVE-2009-5081

N/A Unknown
Published: June 30, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1%3Br2=1.2%3Bf=h
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1%3Br2=1.2%3Bf=h
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
21th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

gnu

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