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CVE-2002-0838 (GCVE-0-2002-0838)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2002-10-01 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 03:03
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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Date Public
2002-09-26 00:00
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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