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CVE-2009-5081

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

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3.3
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

Description

The (1) config.guess, (2) contrib/groffer/perl/groffer.pl, and (3) contrib/groffer/perl/roff2.pl scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier use an insufficient number of X characters in the template argument to the tempfile function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0969.

Affected (16)

Products: Gnu: Groff
Gnu
1 product
Groff
Configuration A
16 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Gnu
Groff
Up to 1.21
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 1.20.1
Groff
Version 1.20

Related CWEs

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
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Source: cve@mitre.org
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Source: cve@mitre.org
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Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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