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Buffer overflow in gv

Package(s):gv CVE #(s):CAN-2002-0838
Created:October 1, 2002 Updated:November 25, 2002
Description: gv, a graphical front end to ghostscript, has a buffer overflow vulnerability which can be exploited by a properly crafted PostScript or PDF file. If a user can be tricked into viewing such a file, arbitrary code can be executed with that user's privileges. See this iDEFENSE advisory for the details.
Alerts:
SCO Group CSSA-2002-053.0 2002-11-22
Conectiva CLA-2002:542 2002-10-31
Debian DSA-182-1 2002-10-28
Mandrake MDKSA-2002:069 2002-10-21
Debian DSA-179-1 2002-10-18
Gentoo ggv-20021017 2002-10-17
Debian DSA-176-1 2002-10-16
Red Hat RHSA-2002:212-06 2002-09-30
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