CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2004-1717

Published: Aug 16, 2004 | Modified: Apr 16, 2026
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GvGv2.7.6 (including)2.7.6 (including)
GvGv2.7b1 (including)2.7b1 (including)
GvGv2.7b2 (including)2.7b2 (including)
GvGv2.7b3 (including)2.7b3 (including)
GvGv2.7b4 (including)2.7b4 (including)
GvGv2.7b5 (including)2.7b5 (including)
GvGv2.9.4 (including)2.9.4 (including)
GvGv3.0.0 (including)3.0.0 (including)
GvGv3.0.4 (including)3.0.4 (including)
GvGv3.1.4 (including)3.1.4 (including)
GvGv3.1.6 (including)3.1.6 (including)
GvGv3.2.4 (including)3.2.4 (including)
GvGv3.4.2 (including)3.4.2 (including)
GvGv3.4.3 (including)3.4.3 (including)
GvGv3.4.12 (including)3.4.12 (including)
GvGv3.5.2 (including)3.5.2 (including)
GvGv3.5.3 (including)3.5.3 (including)
GvGv3.5.8 (including)3.5.8 (including)

References