CVE-2009-5044
contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 allows local users to overwrite...
CVE-2009-5044 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Gnu Groff, published June 24, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in groff 1.20.1-5.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-5044- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-5044- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-5001 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-5001- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f2wq-wrc8-9j57 No score
contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 allows local users to overwrite...
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.
- Record
GHSA-f2wq-wrc8-9j57- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2009-5044
CVE-2009-5044 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2009-5044- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-5044- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-5044 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5044- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10031-1 No score
groff-1.22.3-2.5 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the groff-1.22.3-2.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10031-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1
secunia.com/advisories/44999
securityfocus.com/bid/36381
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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
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538330
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5044
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f2wq-wrc8-9j57
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2009-5044
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-5044
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5044