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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51551
Category:Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2002:542
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory CLA-2002:542.

gv is a program which uses the Ghostscript PostScript interpreter to
display PostScript and PDF documents under the X Window System.
kghostview is a KDE application which does the same.

Zen Parse found[1] a buffer overflow vulnerability in gv version
3.5.8 and earlier. kghostview (from kdegraphics versions prior to
3.0.4) is also affected, since it has some code derived from the same
project. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by creating a
carefully crafted pdf file that, when opened by gv or kghostview,
causes the execution of arbitrary code.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the name CVE-2002-0838 to this issue[2].


Solution:
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades
by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade'

http://www.idefense.com/advisory/09.26.02.txt
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-0838
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=CLA-2002:542
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=002002

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
4.6

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 5808
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2002-0838
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808
Bugtraq: 20020926 Errata: iDEFENSE Security Advisory 09.26.2002: Exploitable Buffer Overflow in gv (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305778615625&w=2
Bugtraq: 20020926 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 09.26.2002: Exploitable Buffer Overflow in gv (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103305615613319&w=2
Bugtraq: 20021017 GLSA: ggv (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103487806800388&w=2
Caldera Security Advisory: CSSA-2002-053.0
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-053.0.txt
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#600777
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600777
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2002:542
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000542
Debian Security Information: DSA-176 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-176
Debian Security Information: DSA-179 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-179
Debian Security Information: DSA-182 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-182
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:069
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:071
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-207.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-212.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10201.php
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