It was found that ghostscript did not properly validate the parameters passed to the .rsdparams and .eqproc functions. During its execution, a specially crafted PostScript document could execute code in the context of the ghostscript process, bypassing the -dSAFER protection.
Find out more about CVE-2017-8291 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 7.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (ghostscript) | RHSA-2017:1230 | 2017-05-12 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (ghostscript) | RHSA-2017:1230 | 2017-05-12 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ghostscript | Under investigation |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript | Will not fix |
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