CVE-2009-5080

groff: improper handling of failed attempts to create temporary directories in eqn2graph/pic2graph/grap2graph

Published Jun 30, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-5035 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0006}

epss

{'score': 0.00102}

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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
Aug 14, 2009, 12:00 AM