Debian DSA-792-1 : pstotext - missing input sanitising

high Nessus Plugin ID 19562

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Max Vozeler discovered that pstotext, a utility to extract text from PostScript and PDF files, did not execute ghostscript with the -dSAFER argument, which prevents potential malicious operations to happen.

Solution

Upgrade the pstotext package.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.8g-5woody1.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.9-1sarge1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19562

File Name: debian_DSA-792.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/6/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:pstotext, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/31/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/24/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2536

BID: 14378

DSA: 792

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