Is CVE-2017-8291 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-8291 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-8291?

CVE-2017-8291 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-8291?

Patch guidance is available from artifex security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-8291.

Fix CVE-2017-8291 - HIGH artifex ghostscript

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-8291?

20 products: artifex ghostscript, debian debian linux, redhat enterprise linux desktop, redhat enterprise linux desktop, redhat enterprise linux eus, and 15 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-843 CWE-843

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ARTIFEX
Published: 4/27/2017
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

artifex : ghostscriptdebian : debian_linuxredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_server_tusredhat : enterprise_linux_server_tusredhat : enterprise_linux_server_tusredhat : enterprise_linux_workstationredhat : enterprise_linux_workstation

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD