Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-1223
CVE-2002-1223
Description
Buffer overflow in DSC 3.0 parser from GSview, as used in KGhostView in KDE 1.1 and KDE 3.0.3a, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a modified .ps (PostScript) input file.
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Affected products
4- Range: = 1.1, = 3.0.3a
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/11319.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0163.htmlnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-155.shtmlnvd
- www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisoriesnvd
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