3.3

CVE-2009-5044: apple mac_os_x Link Following

CVSS: 3.3v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-5044
Published 24-06-2011Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-5044 is a low (CVSS 3.3) Link Following vulnerability in apple mac_os_x. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
13/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10031-1

Timeline

  1. 24-06-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a pdf#####.tmp temporary file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

30%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple1 product
Debian1 product
  • groff< 1.20.1-5
Gnu1 product
  • groff≤ 1.20.1 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11a | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16.1 | 1.17.1 | 1.17.2 | 1.18.1 | 1.19 | 1.19.1 | 1.19.2 | 1.20

3 vendors · 3 products

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