CVE-2002-0836

dvips converter for Postscript files in the tetex package calls the system() function insecurely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain print jobs, possibly involving fonts.

Published: 2002-10-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0836 is rated Moderate Risk (57.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.95%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0836

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 13.01% 7.95% -5.06%
2 2026-05-13 14.76% 13.01% -1.75%
3 2026-05-07 — 14.76% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0836

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0836

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-0836

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0836

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0836

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp secure_os 1.0 cpe:2.3:o:hp:secure_os:1.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:8.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0836

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