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Debian update for pstotext
Secunia Advisory: SA23135
Release Date: 2006-11-28
Popularity: 4,608 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-5869


Description:
Debian has issued an update for pstotext. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA20012

Solution:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pstotext/pstotext_1.9-1sarge2.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 566 56e79abcf02e841e78267bda1faff734
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...pstotext/pstotext_1.9-1sarge2.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 8857 4efb7277f17fca5ebd20573d93b11a83
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pstotext/pstotext_1.9.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 37461 64576e8a10ff5514e285d98b3898ae78

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...totext/pstotext_1.9-1sarge2_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 34218 57b121ba1a0f5d53412ab5587c611d68

AMD64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...totext/pstotext_1.9-1sarge2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 33872 cc72441f0565d8225ae1e97a7df34a82

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...pstotext/pstotext_1.9-1sarge2_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 32532 9a3cf4674a2632ac1742551cb27cbe39

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...stotext/pstotext_1.9-1sarge2_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 34492 f8a9db92d0ad4d81d58fcc6e763faf47

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...stotext/pstotext_1.9-1sarge2_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 32864 13c32d5164243e60e2ef00878c973c2f

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...stotext/pstotext_1.9-1sarge2_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 38038 dcfae670ad3dd9911d5085bcc177a8eb

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...stotext/pstotext_1.9-1sarge2_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 31552 9dcd158543df00f1a13012647ec842bb

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...stotext/pstotext_1.9-1sarge2_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 34404 32922b44fef79abce8ca78587eb55453

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...text/pstotext_1.9-1sarge2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 33636 75f0beb7494479f926c19a1f7e2b8297

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...stotext/pstotext_1.9-1sarge2_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 33218 096e0022136b767152d2da4a1563edc5

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...totext/pstotext_1.9-1sarge2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 33246 5e47a79b9092cae3878294f49bf211c2

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 1.9-4.

Original Advisory:
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1220

Other References:
SA20012:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20012/


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