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CVE-2009-5082

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.

  • Published: Jun 30, 2011
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2009-5082
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.3
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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