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CVE-2017-8291

Artifex — Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability

Artifex · CWE-843 · in CISA KEV since 2022-05-24

KEV since 2022 · listed over a yearCISA KEVActively Exploited
84

EVRS 84 of 100 Urgent

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Rank 477 of 2,960 tracked

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Why it scores 84

Evidence available: 6 of 7 signals

Listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and an EPSS probability of 0.970.

  • CISA KEVApplied
  • RansomwareDid not apply
  • Vendor exploitationDid not apply
  • EPSSApplied
  • Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
  • Pre-patch disclosureNo data
  • KEV recencyDid not apply
  • CVSSApplied

The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data

Fix

Patch or fixed version identified

CISA required action

Fixed in

ghostscript -> 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.7 | ghostscript -> 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.4 | ghostscript -> 9.20~dfsg-3.1

Affected versions

  • ghostscript< 9.21
  • debian linux8.0
  • enterprise linux desktop6.07.0
  • enterprise linux eus7.37.47.57.67.7
  • enterprise linux server6.07.0
  • enterprise linux server aus7.37.47.67.7
  • enterprise linux server tus7.37.67.7
  • enterprise linux workstation6.07.0

Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Fixed versions from NVD.

Evidence

Each value with its source
MeasureValueSource
CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. 7.8 NVD
FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. 0.970 (99.89th pctl) FIRST EPSS
Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. Confirmed CISA KEV
Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. Unknown or none CISA KEV
CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. 2022-06-14 · KEV since 2022 · listed over a year CISA KEV
Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. Public module exists Metasploit
EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 7.8 (v3.1), assigned by mitre. Listed ENISA EUVD

Description

NVD

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.

What CISA says to do

Public module

Metasploit lists a public excellent-rank module for this CVE: Ghostscript Type Confusion Arbitrary Command Execution (unix/fileformat/ghostscript_type_confusion). A module existing is not the same as active exploitation; see metasploit.com.