CVE-2009-5080 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in GNU troff (groff) versions 1.21 and earlier, specifically within the eqn2graph.sh, grap2graph.sh, and pic2graph.sh scripts. This flaw allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files due to improper handling of failed temporary directory creation. The vulnerability has a low severity score (CVSS 3.3) with local access and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.21CPE 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: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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