CVE-2002-0836 in Secure OS

Summary

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.

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• Disclosure: 10/28/2002
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-19084
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-269 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.3
• EPSS: 0.14129
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0836
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0836
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2002-0836/