VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2009-5082
CVSS score3.3 NONE
EPSS probability0.32%
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) configure and (2) config.guess scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.20.1 on Openwall GNU/*/Linux (aka Owl) improperly create temporary files upon a failure of the mktemp function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59