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CVE-2005-2536
pstotext before 1.8g does not properly use the "-dSAFER" option...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-29.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16305
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16624
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16183/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21498
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14378
Affected Vendor
pstotext
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pstotext
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 10th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.