CVE catalog

CVE-2002-0838

gv: CVE-2002-0838

Severity: Medium
Published: Oct 10, 2002, 4:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.02% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	gv	sid	`1:3.7.4-3.2`	fixed
Debian	gv	forky	`1:3.7.4-3.2`	fixed
Debian	gv	trixie	`1:3.7.4-3.1`	fixed
Debian	gv	bookworm	`1:3.7.4-2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	gv	source	sid	`1:3.5.8-27`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	gv	source	forky	`1:3.5.8-27`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	gv	source	trixie	`1:3.5.8-27`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	gv	source	bookworm	`1:3.5.8-27`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[gv]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1:3.7.4-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.5.8-27
  dsa · gv · debian · bookworm; dsa · gv · debian · 12
- 1:3.7.4-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.5.8-27
  dsa · gv · debian · bookworm; dsa · gv · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[gv]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1:3.7.4-3.1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.5.8-27
  dsa · gv · debian · 13
- 1:3.7.4-3.1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.5.8-27
  dsa · gv · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 4:28:17 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]