CVE-2009-5081

NameCVE-2009-5081
DescriptionThe (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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
groff (PTS)bullseye1.22.4-6fixed
bookworm1.22.4-10fixed
sid, trixie1.23.0-5fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
groffsource(unstable)1.20.1-5unimportant

Notes

Only exploitable during build
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