CVE-2005-2536 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via malicious PostScript files due to improper Ghostscript safety options in pstotext.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-2536?
CVE-2005-2536 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2536?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pstotext Pstotext.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2536?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2005-2536 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2536 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DSA-792-1, GHSA-rgwq-9vqf-cvgq.