CVE - CVE-2009-5081

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-5081	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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CONFIRM:http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff CONFIRM:http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1;r2=1.2;f=h MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2013:086 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086~~ (Obsolete source) MLIST:[oss-security] 20090814 Re: CVE id request: groff (pdfroff) URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4 MLIST:[oss-security] 20090814 Re: CVE id request: groff (pdfroff) URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20110630	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110630)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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