# CVE-2002-0838

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-0838
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.18
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Oct 1, 2002
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## 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 Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179)
- [CNA](http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069)
- [CNA](http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt)
- [CNA](ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt)
- [CNA](http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182)
- [CNA](http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2)
- [CNA](http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808)
- [CNA](http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176)
- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html)
- [CNA](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777)
- [CNA](http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/47780&zone_32=category:security)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 4.43%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 88.8

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._