CVE-2004-1296
published 2004-12-31CVE-2004-1296: The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
PriorityP49low2.1CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCNIPAN
EPSS
0.35%
27.0th percentile
The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected
26 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | groff | < groff 1.18.1.1-5 (bookworm) | groff 1.18.1.1-5 (bookworm) |
| debian | groff | < groff 1.20.1-5 (bookworm) | groff 1.20.1-5 (bookworm) |
| gnu | groff | <= 1.21 | — |
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| gnu | groff | >= 0 < 1.18.1.1-5 | 1.18.1.1-5 |
| gnu | groff | >= 0 < 1.20.1-5 | 1.20.1-5 |
| gnu | groff | >= 0 < 1.18.1.1-5 | 1.18.1.1-5 |
| gnu | groff | >= 0 < 1.20.1-5 | 1.20.1-5 |
| gnu | groff | >= 0 < 1.18.1.1-5 | 1.18.1.1-5 |
| gnu | groff | >= 0 < 1.20.1-5 | 1.20.1-5 |
| gnu | groff | >= 0 < 1.18.1.1-5 | 1.18.1.1-5 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv2.1LOW
vendor_debian2.1LOW
vendor_redhat2.1LOW
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Red Hat
groff: improper handling of failed attempts to create temporary directories in eqn2graph/pic2graph/grap2graph
vendor_redhat·2009-08-14·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2009-5080 [LOW] groff: improper handling of failed attempts to create temporary directories in eqn2graph/pic2graph/grap2graph
groff: improper handling of failed attempts to create temporary directories in eqn2graph/pic2graph/grap2graph
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.
Statement: Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/class
Debian
CVE-2009-5080: groff - The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, an...
vendor_debian·2009·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2009-5080 [LOW] CVE-2009-5080: groff - The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2) contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, an...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.20.1-5)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.20.1-5)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.20.1-5)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.20.1-5)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.20.1-5)
Debian
CVE-2004-1296: groff - The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to...
vendor_debian·2004·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2004-1296 [LOW] CVE-2004-1296: groff - The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to...
The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.18.1.1-5)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.18.1.1-5)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.18.1.1-5)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.18.1.1-5)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.18.1.1-5)
Red Hat
CVE-2004-1296: The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1
vendor_redhat·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2004-1296 [LOW] CVE-2004-1296: The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1
The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Statement: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
GHSA
GHSA-wgpq-q6f4-j3jq: The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-02·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2009-5080 [LOW] CWE-59 GHSA-wgpq-q6f4-j3jq: The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph
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.
GHSA
GHSA-9cjr-cj86-7w33: The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-04-29
CVE-2004-1296 [LOW] GHSA-9cjr-cj86-7w33: The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1
The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
OSV
CVE-2009-5080: The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph
osv·2011-06-30·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2009-5080 [LOW] CVE-2009-5080: The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph
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.
OSV
CVE-2004-1296: The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1
osv·2004-12-31·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2004-1296 [LOW] CVE-2004-1296: The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1
The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2009-5080 groff: improper handling of failed attempts to create temporary directories in eqn2graph/pic2graph/grap2graph
bugzilla·2011-07-08·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2009-5080 [LOW] CVE-2009-5080 groff: improper handling of failed attempts to create temporary directories in eqn2graph/pic2graph/grap2graph
CVE-2009-5080 groff: improper handling of failed attempts to create temporary directories in eqn2graph/pic2graph/grap2graph
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2009-5080 to
the following vulnerability:
Name: CVE-2009-5080
URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-5080
Assigned: 20110630
Reference: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4
Reference: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5
Reference: http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff
Reference: http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/groff/groff-1.20.1-owl-tmp.diff.diff?r1=1.1;r2=1.2;f=h
The (1) contrib/eqn2graph/eqn2graph.sh, (2)
contrib/grap2graph/grap2graph.sh, and (3)
contrib/pic2graph/pic2graph.sh s
Bugzilla
CAN-2004-1296 groff temporary file vulnerabilities in pic2graph and eqn2graph
bugzilla·2005-09-12
[MEDIUM] CAN-2004-1296 groff temporary file vulnerabilities in pic2graph and eqn2graph
CAN-2004-1296 groff temporary file vulnerabilities in pic2graph and eqn2graph
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #152840 +++
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1296
The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users
to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Ref: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/18660
Ref: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286371
Ref: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286372
Discussion:
Created attachment 118741
Patch for CAN-2004-1296
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Red Hat 7.3 not vulnerable; does not contain the eqn2graph nor pic2graph
components.
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Red Hat Linux and Fedora Core releases <=4 are now completely unmaintained.
These bugs can't be fixed in these versio
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286371http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286372http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110358225615424&w=2http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:038https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18660http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286371http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286372http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110358225615424&w=2http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:038https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18660
2004-12-31
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