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    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.

    Published:Sep 26, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Oct 1, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.04433
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ggv
    Product
    Ggv
    Vendor
    Ghostview
    Product
    Ghostview
    Vendor
    Gv
    Product
    Gv
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Powertools

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21871https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21872

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    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.php
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777
    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.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808
    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.php
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777
    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.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High