{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-xq95-4rwq-mppc",
  "modified": "2025-04-11T03:48:10Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T04:00:52Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2009-5079"
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "severity": [],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5079"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1%3Br2=1.2%3Bf=h"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1;r2=1.2;f=h"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "severity": "LOW",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2011-06-30T15:55:00Z"
  }
}