pstotext 1.9 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in pstotext 1.9 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5869. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in pstotext 1.9. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The bug was discovered 03/15/2006. The weakness was released 11/26/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-5869 since 11/14/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 256 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23737 (Debian DSA-1220-1 : pstotext - insecure file name quoting), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (23737), SecurityFocus (BID 21299†), OSVDB (25367†), Secunia (SA23135†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13185†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23737
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1220-1 : pstotext - insecure file name quoting
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OpenVAS ID: 57653
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1220-1 (pstotext)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pstotext 1.9

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03/12/2015 +3021 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5869 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5869
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33436
SecurityFocus: 21299 - PSToText Filename Handling Shell Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 23135 - Debian update for pstotext, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 25367 - pstotext filename shell command execution
Vulnerability Center: 13185 - pstotext Arbitrary Code Execution via Shell Metacharacters, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1707

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/28/2026 22:58
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (75), 07/11/2019 10:27 (4), 04/28/2026 22:58 (19)
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