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CVE-2002-0836

Published: Oct 28, 2002 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0836
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Secure_osHp1.0 (including)1.0 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft7.2 (including)7.2 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft8.0 (including)8.0 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft8.1 (including)8.1 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft8.2 (including)8.2 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft9.0 (including)9.0 (including)
LinuxRedhat6.2 (including)6.2 (including)
LinuxRedhat7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
LinuxRedhat7.1 (including)7.1 (including)
LinuxRedhat7.2 (including)7.2 (including)
LinuxRedhat7.3 (including)7.3 (including)
LinuxRedhat8.0 (including)8.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 6.2RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.0RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.2RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.3RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 8.0RedHat*

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