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Linux Ghostscript Exploitation

The following analytic detects exploitation of Ghostscript causing command execution. This can be used by attackers to abuse file conversion services or embedded LibreOffice documents.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Containers ESXi IaaS Identity Provider Linux macOS Network Devices Office Suite SaaS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 4 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
Log source category: sysmon_for_linux_eventid_1

Known benign triggers

Legitimate use of Ghostscript for document processing or file conversion tasks may trigger this rule. Filter based on known authorized applications that rely on Ghostscript for routine document handling.

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
codeanlabs.com/blog/research/cve-2024-29510-ghostscript-format-string-exploitation/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rce-bug-in-widely-used-ghostscript-library-now-exploited-in-attacks/	Security research	Only this detection cites it

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