groff: improper handling of failed attempts to create temporary directories in eqn2graph/pic2graph/grap2graph
Published Jun 30, 2011
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier do not properly handle certain failed attempts to create temporary directories, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in a temporary directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1296.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.21
- 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
- 1.20.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
groff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
groff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
groff
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | groff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | groff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | groff | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 27.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 27.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 15.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://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 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5080 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720058 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5080
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-5080
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://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 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5080 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720058 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5080 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-5080 |
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