CVE details
Affected ports (1)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| japanese/groff | ja-groff | 1.18.1_19 | unaddressed | hrs@FreeBSD.org |
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<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>ja-groff</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>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.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2009-5078</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5078</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2011-06-30</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>