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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-29
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Severity: Normal
Title: pstotext: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date: July 31, 2005
Bugs: #100245
ID: 200507-29
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Synopsis
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pstotext contains a vulnerability which can potentially result in the
execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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pstotext is a program that works with GhostScript to extract plain text
from PostScript and PDF files.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/pstotext < 1.8g-r1 >= 1.8g-r1
Description
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Max Vozeler reported that pstotext calls the GhostScript interpreter on
untrusted PostScript files without specifying the -dSAFER option.
Impact
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An attacker could craft a malicious PostScript file and entice a user
to run pstotext on it, resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands
with the permissions of the user running pstotext.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All pstotext users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/pstotext-1.8g-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] Secunia Advisory SA16183
http://secunia.com/advisories/16183/
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-29.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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