01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 7.95% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-09-01 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 03:03Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2002-08-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- dc3470a8d46106105811e753ffffe7b5ca5a0c0a215f41e9e7b7840bf3e276bc
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- marc.info20021018 GLSA: tetexhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103497852330838&w=2
- www.securityfocus.com5978http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5978
- marc.info20021216 [OpenPKG-SA-2002.015] OpenPKG Security Advisory (tetex)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104005975415582&w=2
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2002:537http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000537
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#169841http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/169841
- www.debian.orgDSA-207http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-207
- www.securityfocus.comHPSBTL0210-073http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/4567
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2002:195http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-195.html
- www.iss.netdvips-system-execute-commands(10365)http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10365.php
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2002:194http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-194.html
- www.linux-mandrake.comMDKSA-2002:070http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-070.php