CVE catalog
CVE-2004-1717
gv: CVE-2004-1717
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 5.38% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gv | sid | 1:3.7.4-3.2 | fixed |
| Debian | gv | forky | 1:3.7.4-3.2 | fixed |
| Debian | gv | trixie | 1:3.7.4-3.1 | fixed |
| Debian | gv | bookworm | 1:3.7.4-2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gv | source | sid | 1:3.6.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | gv | source | forky | 1:3.6.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | gv | source | trixie | 1:3.6.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | gv | source | bookworm | 1:3.6.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [gv]Fixed
Details (2)
1:3.7.4-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:3.6.1-1dsa · gv · debian · bookworm; dsa · gv · debian · 12
1:3.7.4-2+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:3.6.1-1dsa · gv · debian · bookworm; dsa · gv · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [gv]Fixed
Details (2)
1:3.7.4-3.1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:3.6.1-1dsa · gv · debian · 13
1:3.7.4-3.1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:3.6.1-1dsa · gv · debian · 13
Observed: