CVE-2009-5080
EPSS 0.07%
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.
How to fix CVE-2009-5080
To remediate CVE-2009-5080, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/groff—upgrade to 1.20.1-5 or later
Is CVE-2009-5080 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.20.1-5