gv up to 3.5.8 ps.c psscan BoundingBox/comment/Orientation/PageOrder/Pages memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in gv and classified as critical. The impacted element is the function psscan of the file ps.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument BoundingBox/comment/Orientation/PageOrder/Pages results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1717. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in gv. This affects the function psscan of the file ps.c. The manipulation of the argument BoundingBox/comment/Orientation/PageOrder/Pages with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 08/17/2004 by infamous41md (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1717 since 02/26/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by infamous41md in ANSI C and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17019), Exploit-DB (390), SecurityFocus (BID 10944†) and OSVDB (15970†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: infamous41md
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/13/2004 🔍
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08/14/2004 +1 days 🔍
08/16/2004 +2 days 🔍
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02/26/2005 +193 days 🔍
03/15/2005 +16 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3682 days 🔍
12/22/2024 +3540 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: infamous41md
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1717 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1717
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22095
X-Force: 17019 - gv psscan file header buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 10944 - GV Postscript and PDF Viewer Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 15970 - gv psscan Function Postscript File Multiple Header Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:16
Updated: 12/22/2024 18:07
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:16 (61), 06/19/2018 20:56 (6), 12/22/2024 18:07 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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