CVE-2002-0838
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.6
Exploit probability—
ProductGhostview
PublishedOct 10, 2002
First seenOct 10, 2002
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ghostview ghostview | 1.3, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.5 | — |
| ggv ggv | 1.0.2 | — |
| gv gv | 2.7.6, 2.7b1, 2.7b2, 2.7b3, 2.7b4, 2.7b5, 2.9.4, 3.0.0, 3.0.4, 3.1.4, 3.1.6, 3.2.4, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.12, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.8 | — |
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