CVE

Id
42517  
CVE No.
CVE-2009-5082  
Status
Candidate  
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20110630)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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