CVE-2002-0838
- Public Date:
- 2002-09-26
- Bugzilla:
- 1616821: CVE-2002-0838 security flaw
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | RHSA-2002:207 | 2002-10-10 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.1 | RHSA-2002:212 | 2002-10-04 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | RHSA-2002:220 | 2002-12-04 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | RHSA-2002:220 | 2002-12-04 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | RHSA-2002:211 | 2002-10-10 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | RHSA-2002:207 | 2002-10-10 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | RHSA-2002:220 | 2002-12-04 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | RHSA-2002:207 | 2002-10-10 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | RHSA-2002:207 | 2002-10-10 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.0 | RHSA-2002:212 | 2002-10-04 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | RHSA-2002:207 | 2002-10-10 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | RHSA-2002:207 | 2002-10-10 |
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