CVE-2009-5082

NameCVE-2009-5082
DescriptionThe (1) configure and (2) config.guess scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.20.1 on Openwall GNU/*/Linux (aka Owl) improperly create temporary files upon a failure of the mktemp function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, 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
sid, trixie1.23.0-5fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
groffsource(unstable)1.20.1-5unimportant538338

Notes

Only exploitable during build
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