Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability
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 in a crafted .eps document that is an input to the gs program, as exploited in the wild in April 2017.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:96.97%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-843 ↗CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| artifex | ghostscript | all |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0, 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0, 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 7.7 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | 7.3, 7.6, 7.7 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0, 7.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
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Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2017-04-26T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2017-04-27T01:41:00 |
| Patch Date | 2017-04-26 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:55:41 |
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