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 file, which is processed by an unsafe call to sscanf.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

2.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 81st percentile

Published

2002-10-01

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21872
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21871

Security advisories

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777
• 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-2002-220.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry