CVE-2002-0838

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.6 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2002-10-10

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Ggv (Ggv)
• Ghostview (Ghostview)
• Gv (Gv)

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777
• http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808