CVE-2002-0838

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    CVE-2002-0838

    Published: 10 Oct 2002Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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-2002-212.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.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.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html

    Affected packages

    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