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CVE-2005-2536
Published: Aug 10, 2005
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
GLSA-200507-29
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
16305
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-792
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
16624
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
16183
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
pstotext-dsafer-command-execution(21498)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
14378
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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