Description
pstotext before 1.9 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.1 | pstotext | 1.9-1sarge2 | DSA-1220-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1220-1 pstotext Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-1220 vendor-advisory
- 21299 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-1707 vdb-entry
- 23135 third-party-advisory
- 17897 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356988
- 20012 third-party-advisory