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CVE-2009-5080
The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff…
Low3.3EPSS 0.36%
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- mitre
Description
The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier do not properly handle certain failed attempts to create temporary directories, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in a temporary directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1296.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.3 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- [oss-security] 20090814 Re: CVE id request: groff (pdfroff) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20090814 Re: CVE id request: groff (pdfroff) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 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 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:085 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:086 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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