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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2003· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1569

CVE-2002-1569

Description

gv 3.5.8, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename for (1) a PDF file or (2) a gzip file.

Affected products

22
  • Ghostview/Ghostview4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Gv/Gv18 versions
    cpe: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:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • 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

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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