VDB
RHSA-2003%3A146
RHSA-2003%3A146
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 |
Timeline
- May 22, 2003 CVE Published
- Nov 21, 2025 CVE Updated
- Aug 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 7, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 7, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:146 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030409-1.txt advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=88798 issue
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2003/rhsa-2003_146.json advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0204 advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617003 issue
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0204 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0204 advisory