3.3

CVE-2009-5079: gnu groff Link Following

CVSS: 3.3v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-5079
Published 30-06-2011Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-5079 is a low (CVSS 3.3) Link Following vulnerability in gnu groff. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.5% 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
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 30-06-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

22%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

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

Debian1 product
  • groff< 1.20.1-5
Gnu1 product
  • groff≤ 1.21 | 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 | 1.20.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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