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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2002-1569 json

gv 3.5.8, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename for…

published 2003-10-25 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1550

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • gv Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:3.5.8-27

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1569

Exploit prediction

2.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • epita.fr http://www.epita.fr/~bevand_m/asa/asa-0000 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.