groff: pdfroff.sh launches Ghostscript without -dSAFER
Published Jun 30, 2011
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.31%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 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
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of groff as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02305) | 82.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02305) | 81.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.32% (0.01318) | 78.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.00% (0.02998) | 77.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.50% (0.01499) | 79.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 83.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 81.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 79.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538338 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5078 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720053 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5078
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-5078
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538338 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5078 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720053 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5078 | ||
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-5078 |
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