CVE-2017-8291 (GCVE-0-2017-8291)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-04-27 01:41 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55
VLAI CISA KEV
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-04-26 00:00
CISA KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: fc46f1e7-80e5-477d-8ce1-4ebb2543405f

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2017-8291

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-05-24 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-05-24
Asserted: 2022-05-24
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability | Affected: Artifex / Ghostscript | Description: Artifex Ghostscript allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution via .rsdparams type confusion with a "/OutputFile. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-06-14 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8291
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-704
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product Ghostscript
Due Date 2022-06-14
Date Added 2022-05-24
Vendorproject Artifex
Vulnerabilityname Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:27 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



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