CVE-2009-5044 describes a local symlink attack vulnerability in GNU troff (groff) versions prior to 1.21, specifically within the contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh script, affecting products like Apple macOS and GNU groff. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files by manipulating temporary pdf#####.tmp files. With a CVSS score of 3.3 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P), it indicates low impact on integrity and availability, requiring medium access complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.20.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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