Is CVE-2002-0838 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-0838 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-0838?

CVE-2002-0838 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-0838?

CVE-2002-0838 has an EPSS score of 2.02% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0838?

Upgrade gv on debian 11 to 1:3.5.8-27 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-0838

MEDIUMEPSS 79th pctl

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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 attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed (a) PDF or (b) PostScript file, which is processed by an unsafe call to sscanf.

How to fix

Remediation Available

gvDebian

Fixed in:1:3.5.8-27CVE-2002-0838

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

iss.net

Third-Party Advisory1

kb.cert.org

Other references13

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.