Actively exploited in the wild
Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability
Artifex - Ghostscript · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2022-05-24. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
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CVE-2017-8291
HighCVSS 7.8KEVSummary
Artifex Ghostscript do 26 kwietnia 2017 roku umożliwia obejście mechanizmu -dSAFER oraz zdalne wykonanie polecenia poprzez pomylenie typów .rsdparams z podciągiem '/OutputFile (%pipe%' w przygotowanym dokumencie .eps, który jest wejściem do programu gs.
Risk Assessment
Wykorzystanie tej podatności może prowadzić do zdalnego wykonania nieautoryzowanych poleceń, co stwarza poważne zagrożenie dla bezpieczeństwa systemów korzystających z Ghostscript.
Recommendation
Zaleca się aktualizację Ghostscript do najnowszej wersji, aby zniwelować ryzyko związane z tą podatnością oraz monitorowanie systemów pod kątem podejrzanej aktywności.
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Original NVD description (English source)
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.