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.
Affected products
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n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1 ↗
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44999 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381 ↗
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4 ↗
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5 ↗
- http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1%3Br2=1.2%3Bf=h ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:085 ↗
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html ↗
- http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff ↗
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 ↗
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538330 ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086 ↗