Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript Software

CVE-2018-16509

What is CVE-2018-16509?

A vulnerability was identified in Artifex Ghostscript prior to version 9.24, where inadequate checks during the processing of /invalidaccess exceptions can be exploited. Attackers capable of crafting malicious PostScript can manipulate the execution flow by using the 'pipe' instruction, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution on the system.

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Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

Metasploit exploit module for CVE-2018-16509
Created by Rapid7

PIL-RCE-Ghostscript-CVE-2018-16509
Created by farisv

CVE-2018-16509
Created by knqyf263

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