CVE catalog
CVE-2009-5079
groff: CVE-2009-5079
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.30% · Oct 25, 2026
The (1) gendef.sh, (2) doc/fixinfo.sh, and (3) contrib/gdiffmk/tests/runtests.in scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a gro#####.tmp or /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 |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | groff | source | sid | 1.20.1-5 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | groff | source | forky | 1.20.1-5 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | groff | source | trixie | 1.20.1-5 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | groff | source | bookworm | 1.20.1-5 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[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: