MEDIUM
pstotext before 1.9 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name
Published Nov 26, 2006
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.56%
Description
pstotext before 1.9 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.56% 0.01560
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01560
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01560) | 74.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.50% (0.01500) | 70.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.55% (0.00550) | 65.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00627) | 79.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00627) | 79.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00508) | 76.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00508) | 74.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00546) | 74.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00580) | 75.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00662) | 77.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00678) | 77.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00646) | 76.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00678) | 76.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356988 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20012 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23135 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1220 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17897 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21299 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1707 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356988 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20012 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23135 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1220 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17897 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21299 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1707 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 26, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 14, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5869
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a