CVE catalog
CVE-2009-5044
groff: CVE-2009-5044
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.37% · Oct 25, 2026
contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a pdf#####.tmp temporary file.
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 |
| Opensuse | groff | tumbleweed | 1.22.3-2.5 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | groff | source | sid | 1.20.1-5 | low | Not reported | [538330] |
| Debian | groff | source | forky | 1.20.1-5 | low | Not reported | [538330] |
| Debian | groff | source | trixie | 1.20.1-5 | low | Not reported | [538330] |
| Debian | groff | source | bookworm | 1.20.1-5 | low | Not reported | [538330] |
| Opensuse | groff | rpm | tumbleweed | 1.22.3-2.5 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10031-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [soelim-common]Unknown
Source package: [groff]
Details (1)
1.23.0-6.4· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
1.22.3-2.5Version impact unknown
dsa · groff · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [groff]Fixed
Source package: [groff]
Details (1)
1.23.0-6.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
1.22.3-2.5dsa · groff · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [groff]Fixed
Details (2)
1.22.4-10· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.20.1-5dsa · groff · debian · bookworm; dsa · groff · debian · 12
1.22.4-10· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.20.1-5dsa · groff · debian · bookworm; dsa · groff · debian · 12
- [groff-base]Fixed
Source package: [groff]
Details (2)
1.22.4-10· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.20.1-5dsa · groff · debian · bookworm; dsa · groff · debian · 12
1.22.4-10· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.20.1-5dsa · groff · debian · bookworm; dsa · groff · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [groff]Fixed
Details (2)
1.23.0-9· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.20.1-5dsa · groff · debian · 13
1.23.0-9· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.20.1-5dsa · groff · debian · 13
- [groff-base]Fixed
Source package: [groff]
Details (2)
1.23.0-9· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.20.1-5dsa · groff · debian · 13
1.23.0-9· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.20.1-5dsa · groff · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10031-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5044]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10031-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-5044]
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