CVE-2009-5044
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-5044 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-06-24 20:55:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:04:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-59
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os X | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.11a | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.16.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.17.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.17.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.18.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.19.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.19.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.11a | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.16.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.17.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.17.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.18.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.19.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.19.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | 1.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Groff | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff - diff - 1.2 | cvsweb.openwall.com | ||
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:085 | Mandriva | MANDRIVA | www.mandriva.com | |
| About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 - Apple Support | CONFIRM | support.apple.com | |
| CVS log for Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff | CONFIRM | cvsweb.openwall.com | Patch |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:086 | Mandriva | MANDRIVA | www.mandriva.com | |
| #538330 - groff: pdfroff uses (and documents!) insecure temporary files - Debian Bug report logs | CONFIRM | bugs.debian.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE id request: groff (pdfroff) | MLIST | openwall.com | |
| oss-security - CVE id request: groff (pdfroff) | MLIST | openwall.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE id request: groff (pdfroff) | MLIST | openwall.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE id request: groff (pdfroff) | MLIST | openwall.com | |
| GNU Troff "pdfroff" Script Insecure Temporary File Creation - Advisories - Community | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 | APPLE | lists.apple.com | |
| Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff - diff - 1.2 | CONFIRM | cvsweb.openwall.com | Patch |
| ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz | CONFIRM | ftp.gnu.org | Patch |
| GNU Troff pdfroff Insecure Temporary File Creation and Arbitrary File Access Vulnerabilities | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.