CVE-2009-5078

NameCVE-2009-5078
Descriptioncontrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript program without the -dSAFER option, which allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, rename, or delete arbitrary files via a crafted document.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs538338

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
groff (PTS)bullseye1.22.4-6fixed
bookworm1.22.4-10fixed
forky, sid, trixie1.23.0-9fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
groffsourceetch(not affected)
groffsourcelenny(not affected)
groffsource(unstable)1.20.1-5low538338

Notes

[etch] - groff <not-affected> (pdfroff not yet present)
[lenny] - groff <not-affected> (pdfroff not yet present)
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