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.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groff | Gnu | 1.10 (including) | 1.10 (including) |
| Groff | Gnu | 1.11 (including) | 1.11 (including) |
| Groff | Gnu | 1.11a (including) | 1.11a (including) |
| Groff | Gnu | 1.14 (including) | 1.14 (including) |
| Groff | Gnu | 1.15 (including) | 1.15 (including) |
| Groff | Gnu | 1.16.1 (including) | 1.16.1 (including) |
| Jgroff | Jgroff | * | * |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | RedHat | * |