CVE-2009-5078

groff: pdfroff.sh launches Ghostscript without -dSAFER

Published Jun 30, 2011 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript program without the -dSAFER option, which allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, rename, or delete arbitrary files via a crafted document.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-5033 contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript program without the -dSAFER option, which allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, rename, or delete arbitrary files via a crafted document.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:24 AM
Reserved
Jun 30, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 30, 2011, 3:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:14 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 24, 2009, 12:00 AM