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A vulnerability was found in GNU groff up to 1.21. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 06/30/2011 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-5080 since 06/30/2011. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59416 (Fedora 17 : groff-1.21-9.fc17 (2012-8577)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68431), Tenable (59416), SecurityFocus (BID 53937†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40780†).

Productinfo

Vendor

• GNU

Name

• groff

Version

• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.11a
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.16.1
• 1.17.1
• 1.17.2
• 1.18.1
• 1.19
• 1.19.1
• 1.19.2
• 1.20
• 1.20.1
• 1.21

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 59416
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : groff-1.21-9.fc17 (2012-8577)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 864320
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for groff FEDORA-2012-8577
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/14/2009 🔍
08/14/2009 +0 days 🔍
06/30/2011 +685 days 🔍
06/30/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/30/2011 +0 days 🔍
07/31/2013 +762 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +600 days 🔍
11/13/2021 +2427 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2009-5080 (🔍)
X-Force: 68431
SecurityFocus: 53937 - GNU Troff CVE-2009-5080 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 40780 - GNU Groff 1.21 and Previous Local File Overwrite due to Improper Handling of Failed Attempts to Create Temporary Directories, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 11/13/2021 03:36 PM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (62), 05/07/2017 11:29 AM (4), 11/13/2021 03:36 PM (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 98:7B1:40

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