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TI-2009-04830 Aliases CVE-2009-5078GHSA-pg77-m46r-9ph2

contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 launches the Ghostscript…

Priority LOW 33CWE-254Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02305 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.20.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11aVulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.14VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.15VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.2VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.20.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.11a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11a Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.18.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.19VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.19.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.19.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.20VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.10.4VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.18.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.19 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.19.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.19.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.20 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.10.4 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-5078
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pg77-m46r-9ph2

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

Sources

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