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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2002-0830 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T03:03:49.244Z
Reserved: 2002-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2002-0838
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Status : Modified
Published: 2002-10-10T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2002-0838
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Weaknesses
EUVD