CVE-2002-0838

security flaw

Published Oct 1, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0830 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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 3:03 AM
Reserved
Aug 8, 2002, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 10, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM
Severity
Public date
Sep 26, 2002, 12:00 AM