DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5082

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5082

    Published: 30 Jun 2011Last Modified: 17 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2009-5082

    Summary:

    Details: The (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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-5082

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: groff

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/groff?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.20.1-5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High