CVE-2017-8291

7.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: April 27, 2017 Modified: October 22, 2025
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98476
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1230
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41955/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98476
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1230
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41955/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-8291
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
92.9%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-06-14

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-843 CWE-843

Affected Vendors

debian redhat artifex

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