| Name | CVE-2006-5869 |
| Description | pstotext before 1.9 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1220 |
| Debian Bugs | 356988 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| pstotext (PTS) | sid | 1.9-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pstotext | source | sarge | 1.9-1sarge2 | DSA-1220 | ||
| pstotext | source | (unstable) | 1.9-4 | medium | 356988 |