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CVE ID: CVE-2009-5082

Description: 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.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-5082
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5

CVE ID:	CVE-2009-5082
Description:	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.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-5082 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/4 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/14/5