CVE-2009-5081

Severity Score

3.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The (1) config.guess, (2) contrib/groffer/perl/groffer.pl, and (3) contrib/groffer/perl/roff2.pl scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier use an insufficient number of X characters in the template argument to the tempfile function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0969.

Los scripts (1) config.guess ,(2) contrib / groffer / perl / groffer.pl, y (3) contrib/groffer/perl/roff2.pl en GNU troff (también conocido como groff) v1.21 y anteriores, utilizan un número insuficiente de X caracteres en el argumento plantilla (template) en la función tempfile, lo que hace más fácil para los usuarios locales sobreescribir ficheros arbitrarios mediante un ataque de enlaces simbólicos en un archivo temporal, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2004-0969.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 3.3

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

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
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1%3Br2=1.2%3Bf=h	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff	2023-11-07
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4	2023-11-07
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				<= 1.21 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version " <= 1.21"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.10 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.10"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.11 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.11"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.11a Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.11a"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.14 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.14"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.15 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.15"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.16 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.16"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.16.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.16.1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.17.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.17.1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.17.2 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.17.2"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.18.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.18.1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.19 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.19"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.19.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.19.1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.19.2 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.19.2"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.20 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.20"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Groff Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff"				1.20.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Groff" and version "1.20.1"		-		Affected