CVE-2009-5078
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript program without the -dSAFER option, which allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, rename, or delete arbitrary files via a crafted document.
Find out more about CVE-2009-5078 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of groff as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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