security flaw
Published Oct 1, 2002
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.02%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.2
- 1.3
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
- 1.5
- 2.7.6
- 2.7b1
- 2.7b2
- 2.7b3
- 2.7b4
- 2.7b5
- 2.9.4
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.4
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.6
- 3.2.4
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.3
- 3.4.12
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.5.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:211
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:207
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:207
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:207
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:207
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:220
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:207
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:220
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:207
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:220
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:211
Red Hat Powertools 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:212
Red Hat Powertools 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:212
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:211 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:207 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:207 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:207 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:207 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:220 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:207 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:220 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:207 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:220 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:211 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:212 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:212 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.02% (0.02025) | 80.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.02% (0.02025) | 78.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.43% (0.04433) | 87.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.01% (0.03013) | 77.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.43% (0.04433) | 88.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 69.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 67.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 63.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 92.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 91.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 79.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (22)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0838 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616821 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0838
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0838
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.