CVE-2004-1717

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-08-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the psscan function in ps.c for gv (ghostview) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Postscript file with a long (1) BoundingBox, (2) comment, (3) Orientation, (4) PageOrder, or (5) Pages value.

Affected products

Gv: 2.7.6, 2.7b1, 2.7b2, 2.7b3, 2.7b4, 2.7b5 (+12)

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109267677114331&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10944
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17019
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109267677114331&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10944
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17019

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