CVE-2002-0838

mediumpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

2 exploits · functional

Likely / severe?

2.02% (81st) EPSS

CVSS 4.6 · medium

Is it mine?

33 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002:211
FixedRed Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002:211

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.1–7.5

v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.4

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Psecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v2.04.1mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POCsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-120USLLM-inferredCWE-121USLLM-inferred

exploits (2)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-21871GV 2.x/3.x - '.PDF'/'.PS' File Buffer Overflow (1)functional · exploit_db
EDB-21872GV 2.x/3.x - '.PDF'/'.PS' File Buffer Overflow (2)functional · exploit_db

affected products (33)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux≤ 7.1 for zSeriesfstec_bduRU
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux≤ 7.1fstec_bduRU
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux≤ 7.2fstec_bduRU
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux≤ 7.3fstec_bduRU
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux≤ 6.2fstec_bduRU
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux≤ 7fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux≤ 3.0fstec_bduRU
ggv ggv= 1.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ggv:ggv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ghostview ghostview= 1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ghostview ghostview= 1.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ghostview ghostview= 1.4.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ghostview ghostview= 1.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gv gv= 2.7.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gv gv= 2.7b1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gv gv= 2.7b2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gv gv= 2.7b3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gv gv= 2.7b4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gv gv= 2.7b5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gv gv= 2.9.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2002:211Red Hat Security Advisory: ggv security update2002-10-10csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated packages for gv, ggv, and kdegraphics fix a local buffer overflow when reading malformed PDF or PostScript files. [Updated 07 Jan 2003] Added fixed packages for the Itanium (IA64) architecture. [Updated 06 Feb 2003] Added fixed packages for Advanced Workstation 2.1

also known as (44)

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sources

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enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2002-10-10modified 2026-06-16

references (34)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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