Vulnerability Report

CVE-2002-0836

RCE

Title: dvips converter system() function insecure RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2002-0836.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Oct 28, 2002
Modified Date Apr 03, 2025
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.5 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
13.01%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2002-0836: dvips converter for Postscript files in the tetex package calls the system() function insecurely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain print jobs, possibly involving fonts.

Impacted Vendors

C
conectiva 1
H
hp 1
R
redhat 1
C
cyrix 1
M
mandrakesoft 1

Reference Links

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000537 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103497852330838&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104005975415582&w=2 http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-207 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10365.php http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/169841 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-070.php http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-194.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-195.html http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/4567 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5978 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000537 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103497852330838&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104005975415582&w=2 http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-207 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10365.php http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/169841 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-070.php http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-194.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-195.html http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/4567 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5978
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2002-0836 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.