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CVE ID: CVE-2009-5081

Description: The (1) config.guess, (2) contrib/groffer/perl/groffer.pl, and (3) contrib/groffer/perl/roff2.pl scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier use an insufficient number of X characters in the template argument to the tempfile function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0969.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-5081
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5

CVE ID:	CVE-2009-5081
Description:	The (1) config.guess, (2) contrib/groffer/perl/groffer.pl, and (3) contrib/groffer/perl/roff2.pl scripts in GNU troff (aka groff) 1.21 and earlier use an insufficient number of X characters in the template argument to the tempfile function, which makes it easier for local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0969.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-5081 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:086 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5