CVE-2009-5079
EPSS 0.04%
Description
The (1) gendef.sh, (2) doc/fixinfo.sh, and (3) contrib/gdiffmk/tests/runtests.in scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a gro#####.tmp or /tmp/##### temporary file.
How to fix CVE-2009-5079
To remediate CVE-2009-5079, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/groff—upgrade to 1.20.1-5 or later
Is CVE-2009-5079 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.20.1-5