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
Published Feb 26, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.38%
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
No data.
- 2.7.6
- 2.7b1
- 2.7b2
- 2.7b3
- 2.7b4
- 2.7b5
- 2.9.4
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.4
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.6
- 3.2.4
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.3
- 3.4.12
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.5.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This CVE is a duplicate (rediscovery) of CVE-2002-0838
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.38% (0.05378) | 92.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.38% (0.05378) | 91.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 25.31% (0.25314) | 96.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.38% (0.09375) | 92.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.78% (0.10784) | 88.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 9.38% (0.09375) | 91.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.99% (0.07986) | 91.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.90% (0.02896) | 90.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.15% (0.04150) | 90.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.69% (0.07687) | 93.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.69% (0.07687) | 92.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.69% (0.07687) | 81.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109267677114331&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10944 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1717 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17019 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1717
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1717
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109267677114331&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10944 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1717 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17019 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1717 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1717 |
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