7.8high
CVE-2017-8291KEVin critical feed2 exploits
Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution via .rsdparams type confusion with a "/OutputFile…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
Yes
added 2022-05-24
EPSS
97.0%
percentile 100%
Public exploits
2
Metasploit · Exploit-DB
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.
Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Due date
- 2022-06-14 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor / product
- Artifex / Ghostscript
- CISA name
- Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Active — exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
96.97% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- Metasploit exploit/unix/fileformat/ghostscript_type_confusion Ghostscript Type Confusion Arbitrary Command Execution · metasploit exploit, excellent rank · 2017-04-27
- EDB-41955 Ghostscript 9.21 - Type Confusion Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) · local · 2017-05-02
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type
References
- debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3838 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- bugzilla.suse.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1036453 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1230 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/98476 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/41955/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201708-06 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1446063 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- git.ghostscript.com /?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- bugs.ghostscript.com /show_bug.cgi?id=697808 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-8291 · government-resource
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-8291
- NVD: CVE-2017-8291
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