Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-05-24. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-06-14. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
n/a / n/a
Default status: Not specified
- affected: n/a
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1230
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98476
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41955/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47d
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-8291
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}07 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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