| Vulnerability Name: | CCN-53295 | ||||||
| Published: | 2009-08-09 | ||||||
| Updated: | 2009-08-09 | ||||||
| Summary: | GNU Troff (groff) could allow a local attacker to read arbitrary files on the system. The pdfroff tool calls ghostscript without using the -dSAFER option, which could allow an attacker to write, rename or delete arbitrary files on the system. | ||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) 3.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
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| Vulnerability Consequences: | Gain Access | ||||||
| References: | Source: CCN Type: Debian Bug report logs - #538338 groff: pdfroff invokes gs insecurely (without -dSAFER) Source: CCN Type: gmane.comp.security.oss.general CVE id request: groff (pdfroff) Source: CCN Type: GNU Troff Web site GNU Troff (Groff) - a GNU project Source: CCN Type: BID-36381 GNU Troff pdfroff Insecure Temporary File Creation and Arbitrary File Access Vulnerabilities Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN groff-pdfroff-unauth-access(53295) | ||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration CCN 1: Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||
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