DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0969

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0969
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0969.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0969
Upstream
Published
2005-02-09T05:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:04:39.751963Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / groff

Package

Name
groff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/groff?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.18.1.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0969.json"

Debian:12 / groff

Package

Name
groff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/groff?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.18.1.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0969.json"

Debian:13 / groff

Package

Name
groff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/groff?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.18.1.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0969.json"

Debian:14 / groff

Package

Name
groff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/groff?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.18.1.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0969.json"