Remote File Manipulation Vulnerability in GNU troff by GNU
CVE-2009-5078

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnu
Status
Groff
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 June 2011

What is CVE-2009-5078?

A vulnerability exists in the GNU troff (also known as groff) system that allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the file system. Specifically, the pdfroff component, prior to version 1.21, invokes the Ghostscript program without the necessary -dSAFER flag. This oversight enables attackers to execute specially crafted documents that can create, overwrite, rename, or delete arbitrary files within the system, posing significant security risks to users.

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538338
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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