CVE-2002-0838
Buffer overflow in (1) gv 3.5.8 and earlier, (2) gvv 1.0.2 and earlier, (3) ggv 1.99.90 and earlier, (4) gnome-gv, and (5) kghostview in kdegraphics 2.2.2 and earlier, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed (a) PDF or (b) PostScript…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.02%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in (1) gv 3.5.8 and earlier, (2) gvv 1.0.2 and earlier, (3) ggv 1.99.90 and earlier, (4) gnome-gv, and (5) kghostview in kdegraphics 2.2.2 and earlier, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed (a) PDF or (b) PostScript file, which is processed by an unsafe call to sscanf.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.02% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ggv/ggv · ghostview/ghostview · gv/gv
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.