Ghostview is a PostScript and PDF viewing application with a narrowly focused vulnerability footprint concentrated in its core viewer product. The observed disclosure pattern reflects the parsing and rendering complexity inherent to document-format handling. Live severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Ghostview over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2002-0838MEDIUM Buffer overflow in (1) gv 3.5.8 and earlier, (2) gvv 1.0.2 and earlier, (3) ggv 1.99.90 and earlier, (4) gnome-gv, and (5) kghostview in kdegraphics 2.2.2 and earlier, allows attac | Oct 10, 2002 | 4.6 | 22 | NO | YES |
CVE-2002-1569HIGH gv 3.5.8, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename for (1) a PDF file or (2) a gzip file. | Nov 17, 2003 | 7.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Ghostview.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Ghostview — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.