Vulnerability CVE-2009-5078
Published: 2011-06-30   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
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.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.4/10
4.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
Partial
Affected software
GNU -> Groff 
Apple -> Mac os x 

 References:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.20.1-1.21.diff.gz
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36381
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/09/1
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538338
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