CVE-2009-5080

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Groff
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 June 2011

Summary

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.

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5
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http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/gr...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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