Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 30, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-5082

Description

The (1) configure and (2) config.guess scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.20.1 on Openwall GNU/*/Linux (aka Owl) improperly create temporary files upon a failure of the mktemp function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

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Affected products

GNU/Groff2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =1.20.1

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References

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

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