CVE-2009-5078

Medium

Description

contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript program without the -dSAFER option, which allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, rename, or delete arbitrary files via a crafted document.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Groff
PublishedJun 30, 2011
First seenJun 30, 2011

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu groffv ≤ 1.20.1, 1.10, 1.11, 1.11a, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.16.1, 1.17.1, 1.17.2, 1.18.1, 1.19, 1.19.1, 1.19.2, 1.20—
apple mac_os_xv ≤ 10.10.4—

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