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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-155.shtml
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101426-1
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0163.html
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11319.php
Scores
EPSS
0.0080
EPSS Percentile
74.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
kde/kde
1.1
kde/kde
3.0.3a
Published
Oct 28, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026