CVE

Id
42514  
CVE No.
CVE-2009-5079  
Status
Candidate  
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20110630)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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