CVE-2018-16509General(artifex / debian_linux)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect "restoration of privilege" checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the "pipe" instruction.

1.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • debian_linux
  • enterprise_linux_desktop
  • enterprise_linux_server
  • enterprise_linux_server_eus

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Products
debian_linuxenterprise_linux_desktopenterprise_linux_serverenterprise_linux_server_eusenterprise_linux_workstationghostscriptgpl_ghostscriptubuntu_linux

8 versions affected across 8 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-31: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-31: 103-31
Signal classification1 categories
General
1100.0%
Full discourse1 post
  • a.rin@mix@a_rin
    General

    最初、postscript かと思ったんだけど claudeさん PDF内のPostScript実行可能性 実行されるかどうか 環境動作Ghostscript (gs, pdf2ps)実行される(歴史的に多数の CVE の原因)Adobe Acrobat/Reader(旧版)一部実行される場合があったAdobe Acrobat/Reader(現行)無視(セキュリティ強化済み)Evince, Okular, PDF.js 等無視macOS Preview無視 セキュリティ上の重要性 Ghostscript 経由のPostScript実行は 実際の攻撃経路 として使われてきました: CVE-2018-16509 — Ghostscript の -dSAFER バイパス → 任意コード実行 CVE-2019-6116 — 同様のバイパス ImageMagick や LibreOffice など Ghostscript をバックエンドに使うアプリが連鎖的に影響を受けた

    Post summary

    A list of well‑known PDF/PS‑execution vulnerabilities in Ghostscript is presented, noting their historical use as attack vectors, but it offers no new PoC, exploit code, active exploitation claim, or patch information.

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CPE platform detail14 entries

14 of 14 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appartifexghostscript---
Appartifexgpl_ghostscript---
OScanonicalubuntu_linux14.04--
OScanonicalubuntu_linux16.04--
OScanonicalubuntu_linux18.04--
OSdebiandebian_linux8.0--
OSdebiandebian_linux9.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_desktop6.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_desktop7.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_server6.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_server7.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_server_eus7.5--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_workstation6.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_workstation7.0--

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