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pstotext Arbitrary Postscript Code Execution Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16183
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Release Date:
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2005-07-25
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Last Update:
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2005-08-11
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | pstotext 1.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2536 (Secunia mirror)
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This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
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Description:
Max Vozeler has reported a vulnerability in pstotext, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to pstotext not using the "-dSAFER" option when calling GhostScript to extract plain-text from PostScript files. This potentially allows malicious postscript code to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.9. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Only use pstotext on trusted files.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Max Vozeler
Changelog:
2005-08-11: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=319758
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1 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. pstotext Filename Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
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