DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5044

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-5044
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5044.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5044
Upstream
Published
2011-06-24T20:55:01.607Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:11:56.643124Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / groff

Package

Name
groff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/groff?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.1-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5044.json"

Debian:12 / groff

Package

Name
groff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/groff?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.1-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5044.json"

Debian:13 / groff

Package

Name
groff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/groff?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.1-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5044.json"

Debian:14 / groff

Package

Name
groff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/groff?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.1-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5044.json"