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Status published
Medium
CVE-2006-5869
pstotext before 1.9 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands...
Vulnerability Description
pstotext before 1.9 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name.
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.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1220
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21299
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1707
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23135
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17897
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356988
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20012
Affected Vendor
pstotext
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pstotext
Vulnerable Versions:
1.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 26th, 2006
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.