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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2011-06-30T15:26:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:24:54.081Z
Reserved: 2011-06-30T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-5079
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2011-06-30T15:55:01.677
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:11:08.123
Link: CVE-2009-5079
Redhat
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