CVE-2017-8291
Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution via .rsdparams type confusion with a "/OutputFile (%pipe%" substring…
High
Known exploited
- Severity
- 7.8 / 10
- High · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 96.97%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 99.89% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- Yes
- In CISA's catalog since May 24, 2022
- Weakness
- —
- Not classified
- Fix
- None yet
- No fixed version published
Exploited in the wild. Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability (Artifex Ghostscript). Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due for U.S. federal agencies by Jun 14, 2022.
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.
How to fix
No fixed version has been published yet. Until one is, remove or replace the package, or turn off or isolate the affected feature. This page updates when a fix ships.
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
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Timeline
- Published
- Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Remediation due for U.S. federal agencies
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
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