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CVE-2009-5079

CVE-2009-5079

EPSS 0.3%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diffhttp://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1%3Br2=1.2%3Bf=hhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086