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diff --git a/glsa-200507-29.xml b/glsa-200507-29.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2c652690 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200507-29.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200507-29"> + <title>pstotext: Remote execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + pstotext contains a vulnerability which can potentially result in the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">pstotext</product> + <announced>July 31, 2005</announced> + <revised>August 11, 2005: 02</revised> + <bug>100245</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/pstotext" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.8g-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.8g-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + pstotext is a program that works with GhostScript to extract plain text + from PostScript and PDF files. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Max Vozeler reported that pstotext calls the GhostScript interpreter on + untrusted PostScript files without specifying the -dSAFER option. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All pstotext users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/pstotext-1.8g-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2536">CAN-2005-2536</uri> + <uri link="http://secunia.com/advisories/16183/">Secunia Advisory SA16183</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 30 Jul 2005 18:50:03 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 30 Jul 2005 18:53:14 +0000"> + adir + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 30 Jul 2005 19:15:41 +0000"> + adir + </metadata> +</glsa> |