CVE-2005-2536 describes a critical vulnerability in pstotext versions prior to 1.8g, where the software fails to properly implement the "-dSAFER" option when invoking Ghostscript. This oversight allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by supplying a specially crafted malicious PostScript file. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pstotext:pstotext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.