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CVE-2009-5079
2011-06-3000:00:00
ubuntu.com
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10
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
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | only exloitable in the build Debian CVE tracker lists this as fixed in 1.20.1-5, but it is not |
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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
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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