CVE-2002-0838

GV - Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by infamous42md · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21872
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by zen-parse · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21871

Scores

EPSS 0.0443
EPSS Percentile 89.1%

Details

Status published
Products (23)
ggv/ggv 1.0.2
ghostview/ghostview 1.3
ghostview/ghostview 1.4
ghostview/ghostview 1.4.1
ghostview/ghostview 1.5
gv/gv 2.7.6
gv/gv 2.7b1
gv/gv 2.7b2
gv/gv 2.7b3
gv/gv 2.7b4
... and 13 more
Published Oct 10, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026