CVE catalog

CVE-2009-5080

groff: CVE-2009-5080

Severity: Medium
Published: Jun 30, 2011, 3:55:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.36% · Oct 25, 2026

The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier do not properly handle certain failed attempts to create temporary directories, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in a temporary directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1296.

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
Ubuntu	groff	14.04	`1.22.2-3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	groff	14.04	`1.22.2-4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	groff	14.04	`1.22.2-5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	groff	16.04	`1.22.3-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	groff	16.04	`1.22.3-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	groff	16.04	`1.22.3-4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	groff	16.04	`1.22.3-5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	groff	16.04	`1.22.3-6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	groff	16.04	`1.22.3-7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	groff	18.04	`1.22.3-9`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	groff	18.04	`1.22.3-10`	vulnerable

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]

[Debian bug #538330]

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] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]