Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2017-8291
Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution via .rsdparams type confusion with a "/OutputFile (%pipe%" substring in a crafted .eps document that is an input to the gs program, as exploited in t…
EPSS: 0.970 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_tus — versions 7.3, 7.6, 7.7
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8291?
- CVE-2017-8291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8291?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-8291 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2017-8291 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-24), indicating it is being actively exploited. 26 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.