CVE-2006-5869

Description

pstotext before 1.9 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.55%

Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1220	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21299	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1707	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23135	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17897	vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356988
http://secunia.com/advisories/20012	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5869?: CVE-2006-5869 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5869?: To fix CVE-2006-5869, 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-2006-5869 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-5869 is being actively exploited. 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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