Upstream information
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Ignore
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 3.3 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
