VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-5080

CVSS score3.3 LOW
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-06-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references