Description
Format string vulnerability in pic utility in groff 1.16.1 and other versions, and jgroff before 1.15, allows remote attackers to bypass the -S option and execute arbitrary commands via format string specifiers in the plot command.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- GNU groff 1.1x - xploitation Via LPD EDB-21037 · remote · Jun 23, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- CLA-2001:428 vendor-advisory
- DSA-107 vendor-advisory
- linux-groff-format-string(6918) vdb-entry
- 3103 vdb-entry
- DSA-072 vendor-advisory
- 1914 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2002:004 vendor-advisory
- 20010727 ADV/EXP:pic/lpd remote exploit - RH 7.0 mailing-list