Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 30, 2011· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2009-5081
CVE-2009-5081
Description
The (1) config.guess, (2) contrib/groffer/perl/groffer.pl, and (3) contrib/groffer/perl/roff2.pl scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier use an insufficient number of X characters in the template argument to the tempfile function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0969.
Affected products
16cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.21
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
5- cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diffnvdPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4nvdPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5nvdPatch
- cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diffnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
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