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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: Oct 10, 2002
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2002-0838
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.6
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
gv / gv 3.4.2 3.4.2.x
ghostview / ghostview 1.5 1.5.x
gv / gv 3.5.2 3.5.2.x
gv / gv 3.1.4 3.1.4.x
gv / gv 3.4.12 3.4.12.x
gv / gv 2.7b4 2.7b4.x
gv / gv 3.5.3 3.5.3.x
gv / gv 3.2.4 3.2.4.x
gv / gv 2.9.4 2.9.4.x
gv / gv 2.7b1 2.7b1.x
ghostview / ghostview 1.4.1 1.4.1.x
gv / gv 2.7b5 2.7b5.x
gv / gv 3.1.6 3.1.6.x
ggv / ggv 1.0.2 1.0.2.x
gv / gv 2.7.6 2.7.6.x
gv / gv 3.0.0 3.0.0.x
ghostview / ghostview 1.3 1.3.x
gv / gv 3.0.4 3.0.4.x
gv / gv 3.4.3 3.4.3.x
gv / gv 2.7b3 2.7b3.x
gv / gv 3.5.8 3.5.8.x
gv / gv 2.7b2 2.7b2.x
ghostview / ghostview 1.4 1.4.x