VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2009-5081
CVSS score3.3 LOW
EPSS probability0.29%
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) config.guess, (2) contrib/groffer/perl/groffer.pl, and (3) contrib/groffer/perl/roff2.pl scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier use an insufficient number of X characters in the template argument to the tempfile function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0969.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')