GNU groff up to 1.20.1 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU groff up to 1.20.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-5044. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU groff up to 1.20.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a pdf#####.tmp temporary file.

The weakness was shared 06/24/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cvsweb.openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-5044 since 01/14/2011. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70649 (GLSA-201310-14 : Groff: Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123806 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2)).

Upgrading to version 1.20.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (70649), SecurityFocus (BID 36381†), Secunia (SA44999†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52205†). The entries VDB-7837, VDB-11563, VDB-12088 and VDB-12510 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 70649
Nessus Name: GLSA-201310-14 : Groff: Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 864320
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for groff FEDORA-2012-8577
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: groff 1.20.1

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01/14/2011 +539 days 🔍
06/17/2011 +154 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +512 days 🔍
08/18/2015 +148 days 🔍
11/13/2021 +2279 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: cvsweb.openwall.com
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CVE: CVE-2009-5044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-5044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57764
SecurityFocus: 36381 - GNU Troff pdfroff Insecure Temporary File Creation and Arbitrary File Access Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 44999 - GNU Troff "pdfroff" Script Insecure Temporary File Creation, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 52205 - GNU groff Before 1.21 contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh Security Issue Allows Local File System Overwrite, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/13/2021 12:54
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (63), 10/24/2017 09:42 (12), 11/13/2021 12:54 (3)
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