CVE catalog
CVE-2004-0969
groff: CVE-2004-0969
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.37% · Oct 25, 2026
The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | groff | sid | 1.24.2-2 | fixed |
| Debian | groff | forky | 1.24.2-2 | fixed |
| Debian | groff | trixie | 1.23.0-9 | fixed |
| Debian | groff | bookworm | 1.22.4-10 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | groff | source | sid | 1.18.1.1-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | groff | source | forky | 1.18.1.1-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | groff | source | trixie | 1.18.1.1-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | groff | source | bookworm | 1.18.1.1-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [groff]Fixed
Details (2)
1.22.4-10· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.18.1.1-2dsa · groff · debian · bookworm; dsa · groff · debian · 12
1.22.4-10· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.18.1.1-2dsa · groff · debian · bookworm; dsa · groff · debian · 12
- [groff-base]Fixed
Source package: [groff]
Details (2)
1.22.4-10· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.18.1.1-2dsa · groff · debian · bookworm; dsa · groff · debian · 12
1.22.4-10· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.18.1.1-2dsa · groff · debian · bookworm; dsa · groff · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [groff]Fixed
Details (2)
1.23.0-9· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.18.1.1-2dsa · groff · debian · 13
1.23.0-9· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.18.1.1-2dsa · groff · debian · 13
- [groff-base]Fixed
Source package: [groff]
Details (2)
1.23.0-9· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.18.1.1-2dsa · groff · debian · 13
1.23.0-9· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.18.1.1-2dsa · groff · debian · 13
Observed: