CVE-2009-5082

The (1) configure and (2) config.guess scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.20.1 on Openwall GNU/*...

3.3 LowFix available

The (1) configure and (2) config.guess scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.20.1 on Openwall GNU/*/Linux (aka Owl) improperly create temporary files upon a failure of the mktemp function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Exploit likelihood

0.32%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

Record: CVE-2009-5082
CVSS 2.0: 3.3 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-5082
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-5037 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-5037
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6ww7-mx3f-8cq3 No score

The (1) configure and (2) config.guess scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.20.1 on Openwall GNU/*...

Record: GHSA-6ww7-mx3f-8cq3
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2009-5082 3.3

CVE-2009-5082 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2009-5082
CVSS 2.0: 3.3 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2009-5082
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-5082 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5082
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnu groff

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`groff` Debian:12	before 1.20.1-5	1.20.1-5
`groff` Debian:13	before 1.20.1-5	1.20.1-5
`groff` Debian:14	before 1.20.1-5	1.20.1-5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-5082 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Gnu Groff, published June 30, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in groff 1.20.1-5.