{"id":"CVE-2009-5079","details":"The (1) gendef.sh, (2) doc/fixinfo.sh, and (3) contrib/gdiffmk/tests/runtests.in scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a gro#####.tmp or /tmp/##### temporary file.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:41:05.114794Z","published":"2011-06-30T15:55:01Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5"},{"type":"WEB","url":"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"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}