Overview
A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in gv.
Description
A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in gv. gv allows a user to view and navigate PostScript and PDF documents by providing an interface to the ghostscript interpreter. This vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable host. |
Impact
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable host with the privileges of the victim. |
Solution
Apply a patch. |
Vendor Information
600777
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to David Endler for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Ian A Finlay.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2002-0838 |
| Severity Metric: | 16.50 |
| Date Public: | 2002-09-26 |
| Date First Published: | 2002-10-17 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2002-10-17 20:02 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 14 |