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CVE-2009-5078

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 2.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2011-06-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2009-5078
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
2.31%

Original NVD 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.