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CVE-2002-0003

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-02-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the preprocessor in groff 1.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via lpd in the LPRng printing system.

Affected products

• GNU Groff: through 1.16

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3793
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-012.php
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-004.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3869
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7881
• http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3793
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-012.php
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-004.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3869
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7881

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