VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1223
Buffer overflow in DSC 3.0 parser from GSview, as used in KGhostView in KDE 1.1 and KDE 3.0.3a, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a modified .ps (PostScript) input file.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in DSC 3.0 parser from GSview, as used in KGhostView in KDE 1.1 and KDE 3.0.3a, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a modified .ps (PostScript) input file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.35% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- kde/kde
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0163.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101426-1
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-155.shtml
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11319.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0163.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101426-1
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-155.shtml
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11319.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.