CVE-2005-2536

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.08% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-29.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16305	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-792	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16624	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16183/	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21498	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14378	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2536?: CVE-2005-2536 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2536?: To fix CVE-2005-2536, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2536 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2536 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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