Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2002· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0838
CVE-2002-0838
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.
Affected products
23cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 17 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
18- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txtnvd
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.plnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182nvd
- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txtnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.htmlnvd
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