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CVE-2009-5079LOWCVSS 3.3

CVE-2009-5079

Published Jun 30, 2011·Updated Jun 16, 2026

NVD Description

The (1) gendef.sh, (2) doc/fixinfo.sh, and (3) contrib/gdiffmk/tests/runtests.in scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a gro#####.tmp or /tmp/##### temporary file.

CVSS Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

References

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