3.3

CVE-2009-5079

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.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Gnu ≫ Groff Version <= 1.21
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.10
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.11
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.11a
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.14
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.15
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.16
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.16.1
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.17.1
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.17.2
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.18.1
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.19
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.19.1
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.19.2
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.20
Gnu ≫ Groff Version1.20.1
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.04% 0.069
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 3.3 3.4 4.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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.