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CVE-2009-5078

contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript program without the -dSAFER option, which allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, rename, or delete arbitrary files via a crafted document.

Published

2011-06-30T15:55:01.583

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-254
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnu groff ≤ 1.20.1 Yes
Application gnu groff 1.10 Yes
Application gnu groff 1.11 Yes
Application gnu groff 1.11a Yes
Application gnu groff 1.14 Yes
Application gnu groff 1.15 Yes
Application gnu groff 1.16 Yes
Application gnu groff 1.16.1 Yes
Application gnu groff 1.17.1 Yes
Application gnu groff 1.17.2 Yes
Application gnu groff 1.18.1 Yes
Application gnu groff 1.19 Yes
Application gnu groff 1.19.1 Yes
Application gnu groff 1.19.2 Yes
Application gnu groff 1.20 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x ≤ 10.10.4 Yes
References