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CVE-2009-5078

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Published: Jun 30, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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6.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.5
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (16)

Products: Gnu: Groff · Apple: Mac Os X
Gnu
1 product
Groff
Apple
1 product
Mac Os X
Configuration A
15 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Gnu
Groff
version ≤ 1.20.1
Groff
Version 1.10
Groff
Version 1.11
Groff
Version 1.11a
Groff
Version 1.14
Groff
Version 1.15
Groff
Version 1.16.1
Groff
Version 1.16
Groff
Version 1.17.1
Groff
Version 1.17.2
Groff
Version 1.18.1
Groff
Version 1.19.1
Groff
Version 1.19.2
Groff
Version 1.19
Groff
Version 1.20
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mac Os X
version ≤ 10.10.4

Related CWEs

CWE-254
CWE-254

References (14)

ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz (unsafe URL)
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz (unsafe URL)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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