CVE-2009-5078
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-254
Security Features
Publication date:
30/06/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript program without the -dSAFER option, which allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, rename, or delete arbitrary files via a crafted document.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
6.40
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.20.1 (including) | |
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538338
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538338
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031