CVE-2009-5044
3.3 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
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.
Affected configurations
References
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538330
cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff
cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1%3Br2=1.2%3Bf=h
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
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086
www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381
support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
Related
3.3 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%