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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-1569 · published 17 November 2003

CVE-2002-1569: Ghostview vulnerability

Ghostview · Ghostview

gv 3.5.8, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename for (1) a PDF file or (2) a gzip file.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.4% · top 16.8%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

gv 3.5.8, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename for (1) a PDF file or (2) a gzip file.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0033.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103348446009076&w=2
http://www.epita.fr/~bevand_m/asa/asa-0000 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5840 PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10231
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0033.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103348446009076&w=2
http://www.epita.fr/~bevand_m/asa/asa-0000 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5840 PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10231

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

7.5CVE-2004-1717Gv vulnerabilityMultiple buffer overflows in the psscan function in ps.c for gv (ghostview) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Postscript file wi…EPSS 5.4%4.6CVE-2002-0838Ggv vulnerabilityBuffer 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 …EPSS 2.0%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-1569), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.