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 | () ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt - | |
References | () http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542 - | |
References | () http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2 - | |
References | () http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2 - | |
References | () http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2 - | |
References | () http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security - | |
References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176 - | |
References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179 - | |
References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182 - | |
References | () http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource | |
References | () http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt - | |
References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069 - | |
References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071 - | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html - | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808 - Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2002-10-10 04:00
Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03
NVD link : CVE-2002-0838
Mitre link : CVE-2002-0838
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2002-0838
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Products Affected
gv
- gv
ggv
- ggv
ghostview
- ghostview
CWE