HIGH
gv 3.5.8, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename for (1) a PDF file or (2) a gzip file
Published Oct 25, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.37%
Description
gv 3.5.8, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename for (1) a PDF file or (2) a gzip file.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 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.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.37% 0.02374
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02374
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.37% (0.02374) | 83.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02316) | 81.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 83.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.56% (0.04560) | 81.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 84.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2025 | 3.36% (0.03356) | 91.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 11.98% (0.11983) | 95.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2023 | 9.60% (0.09597) | 93.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.65% (0.03647) | 90.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0033.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103348446009076&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.epita.fr/~bevand_m/asa/asa-0000 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5840 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10231 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0033.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103348446009076&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.epita.fr/~bevand_m/asa/asa-0000 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5840 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10231 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 25, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 22, 2003
Link CVE-2002-1569
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a