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TI-2005-02401 Aliases CVE-2005-2536GHSA-rgwq-9vqf-cvgq

pstotext before 1.8g does not properly use the "-dSAFER" option when calling Ghostscript…

Priority LOW 37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02336 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pstotext:pstotext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.9.1VulnerablePstotext
  • cpe:2.3:a:pstotext:pstotext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·Pstotext

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2536
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rgwq-9vqf-cvgq

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2006-05652 pstotext before 1.9 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1

Sources

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