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    CVE-2003-0204

    KDE 2 and KDE 3.1.1 and earlier 3.x versions allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) PostScript (PS) or (2) PDF files, related to missing -dPARANOIDSAFER and -dSAFER arguments when using the kghostview Ghostscript viewer.

    Published:Apr 3, 2003
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Apr 15, 2003
    EPSS Score:0.01504
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Kde
    Product
    Kde
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53343
    http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56808
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000668
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000747
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105001557020141&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105012994719099&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105017403010459&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105034222521369&w=2
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-284
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-293
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-296
    http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030409-1.txt
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:049
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-002.html
    http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53343
    http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56808
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000668
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000747
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105001557020141&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105012994719099&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105017403010459&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105034222521369&w=2
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-284
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-293
    http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-296
    http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030409-1.txt
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:049
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-002.html

    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