Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a Ghostscript flaw that can break out of its safety mode and run commands when a crafted EPS file is processed. It matters because Ghostscript is often buried inside document handling workflows. CISA KEV and the CVE description both indicate real-world exploitation in 2017. Exposure is most likely where systems run Ghostscript against untrusted EPS or PostScript content, including automated file conversion, print, preview, or document-processing paths. The bundle does not provide a complete affected product matrix. Treat as a priority legacy remediation item, especially for file-processing servers. The vulnerability is old, but confirmed exploited and dangerous when Ghostscript processes untrusted documents. Focus on inventory, patch confirmation, and isolation of document conversion services. Mitigation focus: Identify all hosts and services invoking Ghostscript on user-supplied files.; Update Ghostscript using vendor packages or Artifex guidance for CVE-2017-8291.; Apply Debian, Red Hat, Gentoo, SUSE, or platform-specific security updates where applicable..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- RHSA-2017:1230CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- 41955CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- GLSA-201708-06CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47dCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-8291CVE reference · government-resource
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