CVE-2017-8291

Confirmed PUBLISHED

Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution via .rsdparams type confusion with a "/OutputFile...

Artifex · Ghostscript

Exploited in the wild PoC available

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Confidence

Confirmed

Exploitation Status

Exploited in the wild

Observed in Sensors

Attempts (30d)

—

Unique Attacker IPs

—

CISA KEV

In CISA KEV

CVSS / EPSS

7.8 High

At a Glance

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.

cisa

CVE Published: Apr 27, 2017
Exploitation Reported: May 24, 2022
CVSS: 7.8 High
EPSS: —

Low complexity Unauthenticated

Affected Versions

Vendor	Product	Version	Status
n/a	n/a	n/a	Affected

CVE References

DSA-3838 debian.org · Vendor Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
RHSA-2017:1230 access.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1230
GLSA-201708-06 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
41955 exploit-db.com · Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41955/
98476 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98476

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bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi bugzilla.suse.com · CVE Record https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453
OSS-Security Mailing List openwall.com · CVE Record http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi bugzilla.redhat.com · CVE Record https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063
git.ghostscript.com git.ghostscript.com · CVE Record https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce1...
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi bugs.ghostscript.com · CVE Record https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808

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CISA First	2022-05-24 00:00 UTC

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  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "epss_score": null,
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CVE-2017-8291

At a Glance

Affected Versions

CVE References

Recommended Actions

Known Exploited Vulnerability Sources

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CVSS Scores

Exploitation Status

Weaknesses (CWE)

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