CVE-2005-2536

pstotext before 1.8g does not properly use the "-dSAFER" option when calling Ghostscript to extract plain text from PostScript and PDF files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious PostScript file.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pstotext:pstotext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

20 Nov 2024, 23:59

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/16183/ - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/16183/ - Vendor Advisory
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/16305 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/16305 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/16624 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/16624 -
References () http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-792 - () http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-792 -
References () http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-29.xml - Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-29.xml - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14378 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14378 -
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21498 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21498 -

Information

Published : 2005-08-10 04:00

Updated : 2024-11-20 23:59


NVD link : CVE-2005-2536

Mitre link : CVE-2005-2536

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-2536


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Products Affected

pstotext

  • pstotext