Description
The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier do not properly handle certain failed attempts to create temporary directories, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in a temporary directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1296.
Published: 2011-06-30
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-5035 The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier do not properly handle certain failed attempts to create temporary directories, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in a temporary directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1296.
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0006}

epss

{'score': 0.00102}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:24:54.070Z

Reserved: 2011-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-5080

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-06-30T15:55:01.723

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2009-5080

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-5080 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses