CVE-2002-0838

N/A Unknown
Published: October 10, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.4%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gv ghostview ggv