CVE-2006-5869 describes a user-assisted command injection vulnerability in pstotext versions prior to 1.9. An attacker could execute arbitrary commands by embedding shell metacharacters within a filename processed by the application. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity with network access, high attack complexity, and partial impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pstotext:pstotext:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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