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CVE-2009-5082

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.32%

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. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2009-5082
Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.3
EPSS
0.32%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The (1) configure and (2) config.guess scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.20.1 on Openwall GNU/*/Linux (aka Owl) improperly create temporary files upon a failure of the mktemp function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.