CVE-2009-5079
EPSS 0.04%Published: 6/30/2011Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The (1) gendef.sh, (2) doc/fixinfo.sh, and (3) contrib/gdiffmk/tests/runtests.in scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a gro#####.tmp or /tmp/##### temporary file.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/grofffrom 0, < 1.20.1-5