CVE-2017-8291 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 97% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-06-14.
Description
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 the wild in April 2017.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 96.97% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-843 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-06-14 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-04-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-05-24 |
| Due | 2022-06-14 |
| Vendor / product | Artifex / Ghostscript |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| artifex | ghostscript |
| debian | debian linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server tus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Ghostscript 9.21 - Type Confusion Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2017-05-02 |
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98476
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1230
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41955/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98476
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1230
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41955/
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