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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

part: a version: 1.20.1 update: *

VendorGnu (575dd98a-a14a-5d9e-a2eb-97d38d86fcb9)
ProductGroff (3822daa5-14f8-5355-a271-2914fcc428a5)
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NotesImported from purl2cpe mapping

PURL mappings

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pkg:deb/debian/groff purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.886178
pkg:deb/ubuntu/groff purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.886180
pkg:github/distrotech/groff purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.886182
pkg:gnu/groff purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.886183
pkg:rpm/centos/groff purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.886184
pkg:rpm/fedora/groff purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.886186
pkg:rpm/opensuse/groff purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.886187

Vulnerability references

IdentifiercpeApplicabilitySubmitteddb.gcve.eu detailsRationale
CVE:CVE-2009-5082 vulnerable 2026-06-08 04:51:51.990955 Details available
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.
Published: 2011-06-30T15:26:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-09-16T20:22:44.380Z
Reference links
Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data
CVE:CVE-2009-5081 vulnerable 2026-06-08 04:51:51.990610 Details available
The (1) config.guess, (2) contrib/groffer/perl/groffer.pl, and (3) contrib/groffer/perl/roff2.pl scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier use an insufficient number of X characters in the template argument to the tempfile function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0969.
Published: 2011-06-30T15:26:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:24:54.079Z
Reference links
Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data
CVE:CVE-2009-5080 vulnerable 2026-06-08 04:51:51.989918 Details available
The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3) contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier do not properly handle certain failed attempts to create temporary directories, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in a temporary directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1296.
Published: 2011-06-30T15:26:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:24:54.070Z
Reference links
Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data
CVE:CVE-2009-5079 vulnerable 2026-06-08 04:51:51.989088 Details available
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.
Published: 2011-06-30T15:26:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:24:54.081Z
Reference links
Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data

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