ghsa-wgpq-q6f4-j3jq
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-02 04:00
Modified
2025-04-11 03:48
Details

The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier do not properly handle certain failed attempts to create temporary directories, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in a temporary directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1296.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2009-5080"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2011-06-30T15:55:00Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier do not properly handle certain failed attempts to create temporary directories, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in a temporary directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1296.",
  "id": "GHSA-wgpq-q6f4-j3jq",
  "modified": "2025-04-11T03:48:11Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T04:00:53Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5080"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://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"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1;r2=1.2;f=h"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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