CVE-2009-5078 describes a 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 flaw allows remote attackers to manipulate arbitrary files (create, overwrite, rename, or delete) by providing a crafted document, due to Ghostscript being launched without the -dSAFER option. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it presents a low-complexity network attack vector with potential for limited integrity and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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