CVE-2002-0838

GV 2.x/3.x - '.PDF'/'.PS' File Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Desbordamiento de Buffer en gv 3.5.8 y anteriores, y gvv 1.0.2 y anteriores, que permite a los atacantes la ejecución arbitraria de código vía ficheros PDF o PostScript con caberceras erroneas al ser procesadas por una llamada sscanf no segura.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2002-08-08 CVE Reserved
2002-09-26 First Exploit
2002-10-01 CVE Published
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (22)

URL	Tag	Source
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2	Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2	Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2	Mailing List
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21871	2002-09-26
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21872	2002-09-26
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html	2016-10-18

URL	Date	SRC
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt	2016-10-18
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542	2016-10-18
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176	2016-10-18
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179	2016-10-18
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182	2016-10-18
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php	2016-10-18
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069	2016-10-18
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071	2016-10-18
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html	2016-10-18
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html	2016-10-18
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0838	2002-10-10
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616821	2002-10-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ggv Search vendor "Ggv"		Ggv Search vendor "Ggv" for product "Ggv"				1.0.2 Search vendor "Ggv" for product "Ggv" and version "1.0.2"		-		Affected
Ghostview Search vendor "Ghostview"		Ghostview Search vendor "Ghostview" for product "Ghostview"				1.3 Search vendor "Ghostview" for product "Ghostview" and version "1.3"		-		Affected
Ghostview Search vendor "Ghostview"		Ghostview Search vendor "Ghostview" for product "Ghostview"				1.4 Search vendor "Ghostview" for product "Ghostview" and version "1.4"		-		Affected
Ghostview Search vendor "Ghostview"		Ghostview Search vendor "Ghostview" for product "Ghostview"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Ghostview" for product "Ghostview" and version "1.4.1"		-		Affected
Ghostview Search vendor "Ghostview"		Ghostview Search vendor "Ghostview" for product "Ghostview"				1.5 Search vendor "Ghostview" for product "Ghostview" and version "1.5"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				2.7.6 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "2.7.6"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				2.7b1 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "2.7b1"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				2.7b2 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "2.7b2"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				2.7b3 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "2.7b3"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				2.7b4 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "2.7b4"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				2.7b5 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "2.7b5"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				2.9.4 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "2.9.4"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				3.0.0 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "3.0.0"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				3.0.4 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "3.0.4"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				3.1.4 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "3.1.4"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				3.1.6 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "3.1.6"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				3.2.4 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "3.2.4"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				3.4.2 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "3.4.2"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				3.4.3 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "3.4.3"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				3.4.12 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "3.4.12"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				3.5.2 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "3.5.2"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				3.5.3 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "3.5.3"		-		Affected
Gv Search vendor "Gv"		Gv Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv"				3.5.8 Search vendor "Gv" for product "Gv" and version "3.5.8"		-		Affected