Debian Security Advisory
DSA-072-1 groff -- printf format attack
- Date Reported:
- 10 Aug 2001
- Affected Packages:
- groff
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 3103.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2001-1022. - More information:
-
Zenith Parse found a security problem in
groff(the GNU version oftroff). The pic command was vulnerable to a printf format attack which made it possible to circumvent the `-S' option and execute arbitrary code.This has been fixed in version 1.15.2-2, and we recommend that you upgrade your
groffpackages immediately. - Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/groff_1.15.2-2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/groff_1.15.2-2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/groff_1.15.2.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/groff_1.15.2-2.dsc
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/groff_1.15.2-2_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/groff_1.15.2-2_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/groff_1.15.2-2_i386.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/groff_1.15.2-2_m68k.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/groff_1.15.2-2_powerpc.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/groff_1.15.2-2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.