CVE-2017-8291

artifex ghostscript, debian linux, redhat enterprise linux desktop

Published 27 Apr 2017 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

7.8 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 24 May 2022, with a remediation deadline of 14 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2 · Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98476 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1230 · Third Party Advisory
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808 · Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063 · Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453 · Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d · Broken Link
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06 · Third Party Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41955/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-8291 · US Government Resource