The (1) configure and (2) config.guess scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.20.1 on Openwall GNU/*/Linux (aka Owl) improperly create temporary files upon a failure of the mktemp function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-10-03T16:24:01

Updated: 2022-10-03T16:24:01

Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2009-5082

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-06-30T15:55:01.800

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:04:56.107


Link: CVE-2009-5082

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