security flaw
Published Apr 15, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.03%
Description
KDE 2 and KDE 3.1.1 and earlier 3.x versions allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) PostScript (PS) or (2) PDF files, related to missing -dPARANOIDSAFER and -dSAFER arguments when using the kghostview Ghostscript viewer.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.3a
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.5a
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:146
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:146
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:146
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:002
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:002
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:002
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:002
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:002
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:146
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:146 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:146 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:146 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:002 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:002 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:002 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:002 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:002 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:146 |
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:N/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 | 4.03% (0.04033) | 90.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.03% (0.04033) | 89.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.67% (0.01674) | 80.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 15, 2025 | 16.12% (0.16122) | 96.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 15.03% (0.15027) | 95.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 11, 2024 | 8.23% (0.08232) | 94.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00811) | 81.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.81% (0.00811) | 79.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53343 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56808 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000668 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000747 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105001557020141&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105012994719099&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105017403010459&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105034222521369&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-284 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-293 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-296 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030409-1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:049 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0204 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617003 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0204
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0204
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.