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CVE-2017-8291

Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability

CISA KEV record

CISA date added
2022-05-24
CISA due date
2022-06-14
Known ransomware use
Unknown

NVD risk context

7.8 HIGH

CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.

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Attack vector
Local
An attacker needs local access to the affected system.
Attack complexity
Low
Exploitation does not require unusual conditions beyond normal attacker control.
Privileges required
None
The attacker does not need an existing account or privileges.
User interaction
Required
A user must take an action, such as opening a file or link.

Description

Artifex Ghostscript allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution via .rsdparams type confusion with a "/OutputFile.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

NVD reference index

Vendor and remediation references

NVD has tagged these sources as vendor advisories, patches, mitigations, or release notes.

Other NVD references (9)

MITRE CWE context

CWE classification

CWE-704 Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type.

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NVD record timing

NVD record timeline

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NVD published
Apr 27, 2017, 01:59 AM UTC
When NVD first published this CVE record.
NVD last updated
Jun 17, 2026, 01:26 AM UTC
When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CISA notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8291