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CVE-2006-5869

Published: Nov 26, 2006 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5869
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
PstotextPstotext1.9 (including)1.9 (including)
PstotextUbuntudapper*
PstotextUbuntuedgy*

References

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