7.8Hoch KEV

CVE-2017-8291Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability

artifex ghostscript; debian debian linux; redhat enterprise linux desktop; redhat enterprise linux eus Veröffentlicht: 2017-04-27 04:41 (vor 9 Jahren)

Bekannt ausgenutzt — Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability

CISA hat am 24.05.2022 bestätigt, dass diese Schwachstelle in echten Angriffen genutzt wird. Frist für US-Bundesbehörden: 14.06.2022.

Erforderliche Maßnahme: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8291

Beschreibung

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.

Schwachstellentyp (CWE): CWE-843

Daten: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Wiedergegeben wie in der Quelle, auf Englisch.

Betroffene Produkte und Versionen

Hersteller	Produkt	Versionen
artifex	ghostscript	< 9.21
debian	debian linux	8.0
redhat	enterprise linux desktop	6.0
redhat	enterprise linux eus	7.3
redhat	enterprise linux server	6.0
redhat	enterprise linux server aus	7.3
redhat	enterprise linux server tus	7.3
redhat	enterprise linux workstation	6.0

Referenzen und Patches

DSA-3838 vendor-advisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
RHSA-2017:1230 vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
98476 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
41955 exploitExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
GLSA-201708-06 vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d Broken Link
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808 Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-8291 US Government Resource

CPE-Treffer (NVD) (20)

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 9.21
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS-Score

7.8Hoch

Quelle: CISA-ADP · CVSS 3.1

Angriffsvektor: Lokal
Komplexität: Niedrig
Rechte erforderlich: Keine
Benutzerinteraktion: Erforderlich
Geltungsbereich: Unverändert
Vertraulichkeit: Hoch
Integrität: Hoch
Verfügbarkeit: Hoch

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Alle Scores (4)

CISA-ADP	CVSS 3.1	7.8Hoch
nvd	CVSS 3.1	7.8Hoch
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	CVSS 3.1	7.8Hoch
nvd	CVSS 2.0	6.8Mittel

EPSS (Ausnutzungswahrscheinlichkeit in 30 Tagen)

96.97%

höher als 100 % aller CVEs

CISA-Bewertung (SSVC)

Ausnutzung: active
Automatisierbar: no
Technische Auswirkung: total

Zeitverlauf

ID reserviert2017-04-26
Veröffentlicht2017-04-27 04:41
Bei IP-DB eingegangen2026-10-24 23:32
In KEV aufgenommen2022-05-24
Zuletzt aktualisiert2026-06-17 04:26

Vergeben von (CNA): mitre
NVD-Status: Analyzed

In der Quelle ansehen: CVE.org · NVD

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