TI-2002-01179 Aliases CVE-2002-1223 GHSA-5r8j-f593-7fqq

Buffer overflow in DSC 3.0 parser from GSview, as used in KGhostView in KDE 1.1 and KDE…

LOW 39Published 2004-09-01 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03348 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1:::::::*	1.1	Vulnerable	KDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.3a:::::::*	3.0.3a	Vulnerable	KDE

cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3a Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Linux 7.2	Fixed	RHSA-2002:220
Red Hat Linux 7.3	Fixed	RHSA-2002:220
Red Hat Linux 8.0	Fixed	RHSA-2002:220

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1223
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5r8j-f593-7fqq

References

Patch 2

Advisory 4

Other 1

20021009 KDE Security Advisory: KGhostview Arbitary Code Execution

TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2012-03853 Type confusion in KDE Konqueror CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2004-00807 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2005-00011 Multiple vulnerabilities in fliccd, when installed setuid root as part of the kdeedu… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2004-01022 Buffer overflow in the Gfx::doImage function in Gfx.cc for xpdf 3.00, and other products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2008-01602 Heap-based buffer overflow in the progressive PNG Image loader (decoders/pngloader.cpp)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3

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Sources

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