CVE-2004-1717

CVE-2004-1717 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the psscan function of the gv (Ghostview) Postscript viewer. These flaws allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious Postscript file containing excessively long values for BoundingBox, comment, Orientation, PageOrder, or Pages. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity. A successful exploit could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating a potential for exploitation. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and community discussion and media coverage are notably absent.