CVE-2002-1223

Description

Buffer overflow in DSC 3.0 parser from GSview, as used in KGhostView in KDE 1.1 and KDE 3.0.3a, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a modified .ps (PostScript) input file.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.80% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory mandrakesoft.com Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory kde.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021008-1.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-155.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html	patch vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101426-1	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0163.html	mailing list
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071	vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11319.php	vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1223?: CVE-2002-1223 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1223?: To fix CVE-2002-1223, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1223 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2002-1223 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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