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CVE-2017-8291
Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1230
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98476
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41955/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 6.0, 7.0, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 27th, 2017
Last Modified:
October 21st, 2025
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.