CVE-2009-5078
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.3%
Description
contrib/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.
How to fix CVE-2009-5078
To remediate CVE-2009-5078, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/groff—upgrade to 1.20.1-5 or later
Is CVE-2009-5078 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.20.1-5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |