CVE-2002-0838

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 2.02%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2002-10-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

CVE

CVE-2002-0838

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

4.6

EPSS

2.02%

Original Filing — NVD 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.