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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-06-30T15:26:00

Updated: 2013-12-11T13:57:00

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


Link: CVE-2009-5079

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-06-30T15:55:01.677

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:04:55.920


Link: CVE-2009-5079

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