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CVE-2002-0838
Published: Oct 1, 2002
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
DSA-179
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
MDKSA-2002:069
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-182
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
CLA-2002:542
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CONECTIVA
20020926 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 09.26.2002: Exploitable Buffer Overflow in gv
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
MDKSA-2002:071
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
5808
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
DSA-176
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
gv-sscanf-function-bo(10201)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
RHSA-2002:212
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2002:220
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2002:207
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
VU#600777
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT-VN
20021017 GLSA: ggv
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
20020926 Errata: iDEFENSE Security Advisory 09.26.2002: Exploitable Buffer Overflow in gv
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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