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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0969 · published 9 February 2005

CVE-2004-0969: Gnu groff vulnerability

Gnu · Groff

The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

2.1 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.37% · top 71.3%
2.1CVSS 2.0 base score
0.37%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136313
http://secunia.com/advisories/18764
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-15.xml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11287 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:038
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136313
http://secunia.com/advisories/18764
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-15.xml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11287 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:038
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0969), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.