Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-5078 - 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 6.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
LOW
Availability impact
LOW
network
low complexity
gnu
apple
CWE-254
nessus

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Gnu
16
OS
Apple
91

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201310-14.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201310-14 (Groff: Multiple Vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Groff. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A context-dependent attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id70649
    published2013-10-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/70649
    titleGLSA-201310-14 : Groff: Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201310-14.
    #
    # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
    # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
    # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(70649);
      script_version("1.9");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/12 19:01:15");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2009-5044", "CVE-2009-5078", "CVE-2009-5079", "CVE-2009-5080", "CVE-2009-5081", "CVE-2009-5082");
      script_bugtraq_id(36381, 53937, 53940);
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201310-14");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-201310-14 : Groff: Multiple Vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201310-14
    (Groff: Multiple Vulnerabilities)
    
        Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Groff. Please review
          the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
      
    Impact :
    
        A context-dependent attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite
          arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201310-14"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All Groff users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-apps/groff-1.22.2'"
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:groff");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/10/25");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/10/27");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("qpkg.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (qpkg_check(package:"sys-apps/groff", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.22.2"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.22.2"))) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = qpkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Groff");
    }
    
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_10_10_5.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.10.x that is prior to 10.10.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the following components : - apache - apache_mod_php - Apple ID OD Plug-in - AppleGraphicsControl - Bluetooth - bootp - CloudKit - CoreMedia Playback - CoreText - curl - Data Detectors Engine - Date & Time pref pane - Dictionary Application - DiskImages - dyld - FontParser - groff - ImageIO - Install Framework Legacy - IOFireWireFamily - IOGraphics - IOHIDFamily - Kernel - Libc - Libinfo - libpthread - libxml2 - libxpc - mail_cmds - Notification Center OSX - ntfs - OpenSSH - OpenSSL - perl - PostgreSQL - python - QL Office - Quartz Composer Framework - Quick Look - QuickTime 7 - SceneKit - Security - SMBClient - Speech UI - sudo - tcpdump - Text Formats - udf Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues can result in arbitrary code execution.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id85408
    published2015-08-17
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85408
    titleMac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities