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Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2002-0838

Assigner-mitre

Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca

Published At-01 Oct, 2002 | 04:00

Updated At-08 Aug, 2024 | 03:03

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.

EPSS History

Score

Latest Score

N/A

Percentile

Latest Percentile

N/A

▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

cve.org

Assigner:mitre

Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca

Published At:01 Oct, 2002 | 04:00

Updated At:08 Aug, 2024 | 03:03

▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Affected Products

Vendor

n/a

Product

n/a

Versions

Affected

Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
text	N/A	n/a

Type: text

CWE ID: N/A

Description: n/a

References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179	vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069	vendor-advisory x_refsource_MANDRAKE
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt	x_refsource_CONFIRM
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt	vendor-advisory x_refsource_CALDERA
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182	vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542	vendor-advisory x_refsource_CONECTIVA
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071	vendor-advisory x_refsource_MANDRAKE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176	vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php	vdb-entry x_refsource_XF
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777	third-party-advisory x_refsource_CERT-VN
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_MANDRAKE

Hyperlink: http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_CALDERA

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

Hyperlink: http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_CONECTIVA

Hyperlink: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_MANDRAKE

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

Hyperlink: http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_XF

Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

Hyperlink: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_CERT-VN

Hyperlink: http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Hyperlink: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)

CVE Program Container

References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179	vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN x_transferred
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069	vendor-advisory x_refsource_MANDRAKE x_transferred
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt	vendor-advisory x_refsource_CALDERA x_transferred
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182	vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN x_transferred
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542	vendor-advisory x_refsource_CONECTIVA x_transferred
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ x_transferred
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071	vendor-advisory x_refsource_MANDRAKE x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176	vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN x_transferred
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php	vdb-entry x_refsource_XF x_transferred
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777	third-party-advisory x_refsource_CERT-VN x_transferred
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ x_transferred
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_MANDRAKE

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_CALDERA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_CONECTIVA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_MANDRAKE

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_XF

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_CERT-VN

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

x_transferred

▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

nvd.nist.gov

Source:cve@mitre.org

Published At:10 Oct, 2002 | 04:00

Updated At:16 Apr, 2026 | 00:27

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	4.6	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 4.6

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CPE Matches

ggv>>ggv>>1.0.2

cpe:2.3:a:ggv:ggv:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ghostview>>ghostview>>1.3

cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ghostview>>ghostview>>1.4

cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ghostview>>ghostview>>1.4.1

cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ghostview>>ghostview>>1.5

cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>2.7.6

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>2.7b1

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>2.7b2

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>2.7b3

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>2.7b4

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>2.7b5

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>2.9.4

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>3.0.0

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>3.0.4

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>3.1.4

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>3.1.6

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>3.2.4

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>3.4.2

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>3.4.3

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>3.4.12

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>3.5.2

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>3.5.3

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

gv>>gv>>3.5.8

cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php	cve@mitre.org	Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777	cve@mitre.org	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html	cve@mitre.org	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Third Party Advisory

US Government Resource

Hyperlink: http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Patch

Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Exploit

Patch

Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt