CVE-2005-2536
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductPstotext
PublishedAug 10, 2005
First seenAug 10, 2005
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pstotext pstotext | v ≤ 1.9.1 | — |
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