FKIE_CVE-2002-0838

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2002-10-10 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:58
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.phpVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.phpVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ggv ggv 1.0.2
ghostview ghostview 1.3
ghostview ghostview 1.4
ghostview ghostview 1.4.1
ghostview ghostview 1.5
gv gv 2.7.6
gv gv 2.7b1
gv gv 2.7b2
gv gv 2.7b3
gv gv 2.7b4
gv gv 2.7b5
gv gv 2.9.4
gv gv 3.0.0
gv gv 3.0.4
gv gv 3.1.4
gv gv 3.1.6
gv gv 3.2.4
gv gv 3.4.2
gv gv 3.4.3
gv gv 3.4.12
gv gv 3.5.2
gv gv 3.5.3
gv gv 3.5.8
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