VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-5869
pstotext before 1.9 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name.
MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 1.56%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.56%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
pstotext before 1.9 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.56% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- pstotext/pstotext
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356988
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20012
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23135
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1220Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17897
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21299
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1707
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356988
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20012
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23135
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1220Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17897
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21299
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1707
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.