CVE catalog

CVE-2009-5082

groff: CVE-2009-5082

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Severity
Low
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.32% · Oct 25, 2026

The (1) configure and (2) config.guess scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.20.1 on Openwall GNU/*/Linux (aka Owl) improperly create temporary files upon a failure of the mktemp function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiangroffsid1.24.2-2fixed
Debiangroffforky1.24.2-2fixed
Debiangrofftrixie1.23.0-9fixed
Debiangroffbookworm1.22.4-10fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiangroffsourcesid1.20.1-5unimportantNot reported[538338]
Debiangroffsourceforky1.20.1-5unimportantNot reported[538338]
Debiangroffsourcetrixie1.20.1-5unimportantNot reported[538338]
Debiangroffsourcebookworm1.20.1-5unimportantNot 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:

References

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