CVE-2009-5044 | BDVDB-2026-46469 Detail
Description#
contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a pdf#####.tmp temporary file.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44999
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5
- 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
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538330
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.