Security Features Affecting groff package, versions <1.20.1-5
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published30 Jun 2011
- disclosed30 Jun 2011
Introduced: 30 Jun 2011
CVE-2009-5078 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 groff to version 1.20.1-5 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream groff package and not the groff package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-5078
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538338
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381