Vulnerability in HP Secure OS
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.080 (94.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.080 · newest: 0.080 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HP Secure OS — versions 1.0
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 7.2, 8.0, 8.1
- Red Hat Linux — versions 6.2, 7.0, 7.1
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5978 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/169841 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-207 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/4567 (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-195.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10365.php (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-194.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)