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

Related CWEs

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
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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