CVE-2009-5078

6.5 MEDIUM

Published: June 30, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538338

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz