CVE-2009-5044 Information

Description

contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a pdf.tmp temporary file.

Reference

ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538330 http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1;r2=1.2;f=h http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5 http://secunia.com/advisories/44999 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031