CVE-2002-1223 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability within the DSC 3.0 parser of GSview, impacting KGhostView in KDE 1.1 and KDE 3.0.3a. An attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted .ps (PostScript) file, leading to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is rated as high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.3aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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