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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 26, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-5869

CVE-2006-5869

Description

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

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Affected products

2

Pstotext/Pstotext2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:pstotext:pstotext:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pstotext:pstotext:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.9

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1220nvdPatchVendor Advisory
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
secunia.com/advisories/20012nvd
secunia.com/advisories/23135nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/17897nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/21299nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1707nvd

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