CVE-2002-1569 describes a critical vulnerability in gv (Ghostview) versions 3.5.8 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This is achieved by injecting shell metacharacters into the filenames of PDF or gzip files processed by the application. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ghostview:ghostview:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gv:gv:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.