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CVE-2002-0838

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2002-10-10 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Gv GvGhostview GhostviewGgv Ggv

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References