CVE-2002-0838 | BDVDB-2026-4728 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.