CVE catalog

CVE-2009-5078

groff: CVE-2009-5078

Severity: Medium
Published: Jun 30, 2011, 3:55:01 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.31% · Oct 25, 2026

contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript program without the -dSAFER option, which allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, rename, or delete arbitrary files via a crafted document.

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	`1.20.1-5`	low	Not reported	[538338]
Debian	groff	source	forky	`1.20.1-5`	low	Not reported	[538338]
Debian	groff	source	trixie	`1.20.1-5`	low	Not reported	[538338]
Debian	groff	source	bookworm	`1.20.1-5`	low	Not reported	[538338]

[Debian bug #538338]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[groff]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.22.4-10 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.20.1-5
  dsa · groff · debian · bookworm; dsa · groff · debian · 12
- 1.22.4-10 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.20.1-5
  dsa · groff · debian · bookworm; dsa · groff · debian · 12
[groff-base]Fixed
Source package: [groff]
Details (2)
- 1.22.4-10 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.20.1-5
  dsa · groff · debian · bookworm; dsa · groff · debian · 12
- 1.22.4-10 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.20.1-5
  dsa · groff · debian · bookworm; dsa · groff · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[groff]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.23.0-9 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.20.1-5
  dsa · groff · debian · 13
- 1.23.0-9 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.20.1-5
  dsa · groff · debian · 13
[groff-base]Fixed
Source package: [groff]
Details (2)
- 1.23.0-9 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.20.1-5
  dsa · groff · debian · 13
- 1.23.0-9 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.20.1-5
  dsa · groff · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:47 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]