CVE-2009-5079

Description

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.

Affected products

• gnu / groff1.21
• 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
• gnu / groff1.20.1 – 1.20.1

References

• 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
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085
• MISChttp://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086