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CVE-2009-5078

 

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript program without the -dSAFER option, which allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, rename, or delete arbitrary files via a crafted document.

contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh en GNU troff (también conocido como groff) antes de v1.21 lanza el programa Ghostscript sin la opcion -dSAFER, lo que permite a usuarios remotos crear, sobrescribir, renombrar o eliminar archivos de su elección a través de un documento manipulado.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2011-06-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2011-06-30 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-254: 7PK - Security Features
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gnu
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Groff
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<= 1.20.1
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Gnu
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Groff
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1.10
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Gnu
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Groff
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1.11
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Gnu
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Groff
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1.11a
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Gnu
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Groff
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1.14
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Gnu
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Groff
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1.15
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Gnu
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Groff
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1.16
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Gnu
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Groff
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1.16.1
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Affected
Gnu
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Groff
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1.17.1
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Gnu
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Groff
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1.17.2
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Affected
Gnu
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Groff
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1.18.1
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Gnu
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Groff
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1.19
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Gnu
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Groff
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1.19.1
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Gnu
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Groff
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1.19.2
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Gnu
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Groff
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1.20
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Apple
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Mac Os X
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<= 10.10.4
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Affected