CISA KEV · Known exploitedHigh

CVE-2017-8291

Artifex Ghostscript

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.

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
96.1%
99.9% percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Published
2017.04.27
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV
Exploit probability96.1%
Technical severityCVSS 7.8

Vulnerability overview

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.

Affected product and versions

Product
Artifex Ghostscript
Affected versions
< 9.21, 8.0, 6.0, 7.0, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
Fixed versions
9.21

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due date: 2022.06.14
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Artifex Ghostscript and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-704, CWE-843
KEV added
2022.05.24
Ransomware use
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