CVE-2009-5079
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
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
Affected configurations
References
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
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086
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
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%