| CVE-2009-5082 | Date: (C)2011-06-30 (M)2023-12-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 3.3 |
| Exploit Score: 3.4 |
| Impact Score: 4.9 |
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| CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Access Vector: LOCAL |
| Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
| Authentication: NONE |
| Confidentiality: NONE |
| Integrity: PARTIAL |
| Availability: PARTIAL |
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