Vulnerability CVE-2002-1569
Published: 2003-11-17   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
gv 3.5.8, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename for (1) a PDF file or (2) a gzip file.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
GV -> GV 
Ghostview -> Ghostview 

 References:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0033.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103348446009076&w=2
http://www.epita.fr/~bevand_m/asa/asa-0000
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5840
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10231
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