Groff

groff

Vendor: Gnu • 10 CVEs

CVEs (10)

CVE VENDORS PRODUCTS UPDATED PUBLISHED CVSS
CVE-2009-5082 1Gnu 1Groff Apr 29, 2026 Jun 30, 2011 N/A· v4 N/A· v3 3.3 LOW· v2 The (1) configure and (2) config.guess scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.20.1 on Openwall GNU//Linux (aka Owl) improperly create temporary files upon a failure of the mktemp function, which makes it easier for local us...Show more The (1) configure and (2) config.guess scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.20.1 on Openwall GNU//Linux (aka Owl) improperly create temporary files upon a failure of the mktemp function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.Show less
CVE-2009-5081 1Gnu 1Groff Apr 29, 2026 Jun 30, 2011 N/A· v4 N/A· v3 3.3 LOW· v2 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 th...Show more 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.Show less
CVE-2009-5080 1Gnu 1Groff Apr 29, 2026 Jun 30, 2011 N/A· v4 N/A· v3 3.3 LOW· v2 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 cre...Show more 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.Show less
CVE-2009-5079 1Gnu 1Groff Apr 29, 2026 Jun 30, 2011 N/A· v4 N/A· v3 3.3 LOW· v2 The (1) gendef.sh, (2) doc/fixinfo.sh, and (3) contrib/gdiffmk/tests/runtests.in scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a gro#####.tmp or...Show more The (1) gendef.sh, (2) doc/fixinfo.sh, and (3) contrib/gdiffmk/tests/runtests.in scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a gro#####.tmp or /tmp/##### temporary file.Show less
CVE-2009-5078 2Apple Gnu 2Groff Mac Os X Apr 29, 2026 Jun 30, 2011 N/A· v4 6.5 MEDIUM· v3 6.4 MEDIUM· v2 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 cra...Show more 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.Show less
CVE-2009-5044 2Apple Gnu 2Groff Mac Os X Apr 29, 2026 Jun 24, 2011 N/A· v4 N/A· v3 3.3 LOW· v2 contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a pdf#####.tmp temporary file.
CVE-2004-0969 3Gentoo GnuUbuntu 3Groff LinuxUbuntu Linux Apr 16, 2026 Feb 9, 2005 N/A· v4 N/A· v3 2.1 LOW· v2 The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on tempor...Show more The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.Show less
CVE-2002-0003 1Gnu 1Groff Apr 16, 2026 Feb 27, 2002 N/A· v4 N/A· v3 7.5 HIGH· v2 Buffer overflow in the preprocessor in groff 1.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via lpd in the LPRng printing system.
CVE-2001-1022 2Gnu Jgroff 2Groff Jgroff Apr 16, 2026 Jul 26, 2001 N/A· v4 N/A· v3 7.5 HIGH· v2 Format string vulnerability in pic utility in groff 1.16.1 and other versions, and jgroff before 1.15, allows remote attackers to bypass the -S option and execute arbitrary commands via format string specifiers in the pl...Show more Format string vulnerability in pic utility in groff 1.16.1 and other versions, and jgroff before 1.15, allows remote attackers to bypass the -S option and execute arbitrary commands via format string specifiers in the plot command.Show less
CVE-2000-0803 1Gnu 1Groff Apr 16, 2026 Dec 19, 2000 N/A· v4 N/A· v3 10.0 HIGH· v2 GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is execute...Show more GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is executed when another user runs groff.Show less