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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0838 is rated Exploit Available (58.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.02%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21872 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-09-26 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 21871 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-09-26 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 4.43% | 2.02% | -2.41% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 3.01% | 4.43% | +1.42% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 3.01% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2002-0838 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gv), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-0838 |
redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0838 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ggv | ggv | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:ggv:ggv:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ghostview | ghostview | 1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ghostview | ghostview | 1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ghostview | ghostview | 1.4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ghostview | ghostview | 1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 2.7.6 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 2.7b1 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 2.7b2 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 2.7b3 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 2.7b4 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 2.7b5 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 2.9.4 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 3.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 3.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 3.1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 3.1.6 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 3.2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 3.4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 3.4.3 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 3.4.12 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 3.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 3.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gv | gv | 3.5.8 | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |