PT-2002-1023 · Kde+4 · Kde-I18N-Danish+29
Published
2002-09-23
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Updated
2016-10-18
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CVE-2002-0838
CVSS v2.0
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
gv version 3.5.8 and earlier
kdelibs version 2.2.2 and earlier
kdelibs-sound version 2.2.2 and earlier
kdegraphics version 2.2.2 and earlier
kde-i18n-Catalan version 3.0.3 and earlier
kde-i18n-Danish version 3.0.3 and earlier
kde-i18n-Czech version 3.0.3 and earlier
kde-i18n-Chinese-Big5 version 3.0.3 and earlier
kde-i18n-British version 3.0.3 and earlier
kde-i18n-Brazil version 3.0.3 and earlier
kde-i18n-Afrikaans version 3.0.3 and earlier
kde-i18n-Chinese version 3.0.3 and earlier
qt version 3.0.5 and earlier
kamera version 3.0.3 and earlier
kaboodle version 3.0.3 and earlier
kdenetwork version 2.2.2 and earlier
kdesdk version 3.0.3 and earlier
kdeartwork version 3.0.3 and earlier
kdepim version 3.0.3 and earlier
kdelibs-devel version 2.2.2 and earlier
kdelibs-sound-devel version 2.2.2 and earlier
kdebindings version 3.0.3 and earlier
kdenetwork-ppp version 2.2.2 and earlier
kdenetwork version 3.0.3 and earlier
kdeutils version 3.0.3 and earlier
kcoloredit version 3.0.3 and earlier
kdemultimedia version 3.0.3 and earlier
kdeadmin version 3.0.3 and earlier
kdevelop version 2.1.3 and earlier
gnome-gv version (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to multiple vulnerabilities in various packages of the Red Hat Linux operating system, including qt, kde, and gnome. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely, leading to a breach of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. The exploitation can be carried out through malicious PDF or PostScript files processed by an unsafe call to sscanf.
Recommendations
As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the
sscanf function until a patch is available.
Restrict access to the vulnerable packages to minimize the risk of exploitation.
Avoid using the vulnerable packages until the issue is resolved.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.Exploit
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Red Hat
Gnome-Gv
Gv
Kaboodle
Kamera
Kcoloredit
Kde-I18N-Afrikaans
Kde-I18N-Brazil
Kde-I18N-British
Kde-I18N-Catalan
Kde-I18N-Chinese
Kde-I18N-Chinese-Big5
Kde-I18N-Czech
Kde-I18N-Danish
Kdeadmin
Kdeartwork
Kdebindings
Kdegraphics
Kdelibs
Kdelibs-Devel
Kdelibs-Sound
Kdelibs-Sound-Devel
Kdemultimedia
Kdenetwork
Kdenetwork-Ppp
Kdepim
Kdesdk
Kdeutils
Kdevelop
Qt