CVE-2002-0838 Affecting gv package, versions <1:3.5.8-27


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.12% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-GV-5681635
  • published10 Oct 2002
  • disclosed10 Oct 2002

Introduced: 10 Oct 2002

CVE-2002-0838  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 gv to version 1:3.5.8-27 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gv package and not the gv package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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