CVE-2009-5044

Publication date 24 June 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
groff 11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored

Notes

jdstrand

only a problem during the build

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
groff