Description
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.
Affected products
- Apple / mac_os_x10.10.4
- gnu / groff1.20.1
- gnu / groff1.10 – 1.10
- gnu / groff1.11 – 1.11
- gnu / groff1.11a – 1.11a
- gnu / groff1.14 – 1.14
- gnu / groff1.15 – 1.15
- gnu / groff1.16 – 1.16
- gnu / groff1.16.1 – 1.16.1
- gnu / groff1.17.1 – 1.17.1
- gnu / groff1.17.2 – 1.17.2
- gnu / groff1.18.1 – 1.18.1
- gnu / groff1.19 – 1.19
- gnu / groff1.19.1 – 1.19.1
- gnu / groff1.19.2 – 1.19.2
- gnu / groff1.20 – 1.20
References
- MAILING_LISThttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1
- MAILING_LISThttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/44999
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381
- MAILING_LISThttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4
- MAILING_LISThttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5
- MISChttp://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1%3Br2=1.2%3Bf=h
- MISCftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- MISChttp://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538330
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086