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CVE-2009-5079

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.30%

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

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2009-5079
Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.3
EPSS
0.30%

Original NVD Description

The (1) gendef.sh, (2) doc/fixinfo.sh, and (3) contrib/gdiffmk/tests/runtests.in scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a gro#####.tmp or /tmp/##### temporary file.