7.8High KEV

CVE-2017-8291Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability

artifex ghostscript; debian debian linux; redhat enterprise linux desktop; redhat enterprise linux eus Published: 2017-04-27 04:41 (9 years ago)

Known exploited — Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 24.05.2022. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 14.06.2022.

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

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.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-843

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

Vendor	Product	Versions
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

References and 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 matches (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

7.8High

Source: CISA-ADP · CVSS 3.1

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

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

All scores (4)

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

EPSS (chance of exploitation in 30 days)

96.97%

higher than 100% of all CVEs

CISA assessment (SSVC)

Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Timeline

ID reserved2017-04-26
Published2017-04-27 04:41
Reached IP-DB2026-10-24 23:32
Added to KEV2022-05-24
Last updated2026-06-17 04:26

Assigned by (CNA): mitre
NVD status: Analyzed

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