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Vulnerability details: VCID-wkcq-2876-jbd4
Vulnerability ID VCID-wkcq-2876-jbd4
Aliases CVE-2002-0838
Summary security flaw
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
epss 0.04433 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-0838
epss 0.04433 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-0838
epss 0.04433 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-0838
epss 0.04433 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-0838
epss 0.04433 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-0838
epss 0.04433 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-0838
epss 0.04433 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-0838
epss 0.04433 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-0838
epss 0.04433 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-0838
epss 0.04433 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-0838
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2002-0838.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2002-0838
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-0838
1616821 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616821
CVE-2002-0838;OSVDB-8649 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/21871.c
CVE-2002-0838;OSVDB-8649 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/21872.c
CVE-2002-0838;OSVDB-8649 Exploit https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808/info
RHSA-2002:207 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002:207
RHSA-2002:211 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002:211
RHSA-2002:212 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002:212
RHSA-2002:220 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002:220
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Sept. 26, 2002
Description GV 2.x/3.x - '.PDF'/'.PS' File Buffer Overflow (2)
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Sept. 26, 2002
Exploit type local
Platform linux
Source update date Oct. 10, 2012
Source URL https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5808/info
There are no known vectors.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.8899
EPSS Score 0.04433
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T15:01:03.349609+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2002-0838.json 38.0.0