CVE-2003-0204

N/A Unknown

Published: May 05, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

KDE 2 and KDE 3.1.1 and earlier 3.x versions allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) PostScript (PS) or (2) PDF files, related to missing -dPARANOIDSAFER and -dSAFER arguments when using the kghostview Ghostscript viewer.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53343

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56808

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000668

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000747

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105001557020141&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105012994719099&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105017403010459&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105034222521369&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-284

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-293

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-296

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030409-1.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:049

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53343