CVE-2009-5080

CVSS V2 Low 3.3 CVSS V3 None
Description
The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier do not properly handle certain failed attempts to create temporary directories, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in a temporary directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1296.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2009-5080
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2011-06-30T15:55:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2013-12-13T04:34:26
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.21
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 3.3
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 4.9
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 10:39:33 Added to TrackCVE