CVE-2009-5044

LOW 3.3CVE-2009-5044 · Published 24/06/2011 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2009-5044 is a LOW (CVSS 3.3) vulnerability affecting groff (gnu).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.37%, higher than 31.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
groff gnu	`= 1.10= 1.11= 1.11a= 1.14= 1.15= 1.16= 1.16.1= 1.17.1= 1.17.2= 1.18.1= 1.19= 1.19.1= 1.19.2= 1.20≤ 1.20.1`	No fix yet

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.

References

ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz · Patch
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff · Patch
cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5
secunia.com/advisories/44999 · Vendor Advisory
mandriva.com/security/advisories
mandriva.com/security/advisories

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