CVE-2017-8291
Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 27, 2017, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 2, 2024, 1:01 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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Artifex Ghostscript allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution via .rsdparams type confusion with a "/OutputFile.
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Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-8291 has a 15 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8291
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-8291.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98476 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1230 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d | Broken Link |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41955/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE-2017-8291 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2017-8291 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 02, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98476 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98476 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1230 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1230 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d No Types Assigned https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41955/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41955/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Removed CWE NIST CWE-704 Added CWE NIST CWE-843 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.21 OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.21 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1230 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 22, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 16, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41955/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 27, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98476 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 10, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d No Types Assigned https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-704 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution via 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. 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. Added Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Exploit Prediction
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52.02 }} -0.17%
score
0.97665
percentile