CVE-2017-8291

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8291
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-8291.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-8291
Downstream
Related
Published
2017-04-27T01:59:02Z
Modified
2025-09-19T09:09:06.405195Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.10

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.11

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.12

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.13

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.14

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.15

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.16

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.17

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.18

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.19

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.2

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r0

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2

Alpine:v3.20

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.21

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.22

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.3

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r0

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.18-r1

Alpine:v3.4

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r0

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.19-r2

Alpine:v3.5

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r0

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.20-r2

Alpine:v3.6

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.7

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.8

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1

Alpine:v3.9

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.21-r2

Affected versions

8.*

8.64-r0
8.70-r0
8.71-r0
8.71-r1
8.71-r2
8.71-r3
8.71-r4

9.*

9.00-r0
9.00-r1
9.00-r2
9.04-r0
9.05-r0
9.05-r1
9.06-r0
9.06-r1
9.06-r2
9.06-r3
9.07-r0
9.09-r0
9.09-r1
9.10-r0
9.10-r1
9.15-r0
9.15-r1
9.16-r0
9.16-r1
9.16-r2
9.18-r0
9.19-r0
9.19-r1
9.20-r0
9.20-r1
9.21-r0
9.21-r1