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    CVE-2015-3228

    Integer overflow in the gs_heap_alloc_bytes function in base/gsmalloc.c in Ghostscript 9.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Postscript (ps) file, as demonstrated by using the ps2pdf command, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.

    Published:Jul 23, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Aug 11, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.00967
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Artifex
    Product
    Afpl Ghostscript

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2017-6196 (CVSS 7.8) — Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the gx_image_enum_begin function in base/gxipixel.c in Ghostscript …
    CVE-2013-5653 (CVSS 5.5) — The getenv and filenameforall functions in Ghostscript 9.10 ignore the "-dSAFER" argument, which allows remote…
    CVE-2009-3743 (CVSS 9.3) — Off-by-one error in the Ins_MINDEX function in the TrueType bytecode interpreter in Ghostscript before 8.71 al…
    CVE-2010-2055 (CVSS 7.2) — Ghostscript 8.71 and earlier reads initialization files from the current working directory, which allows local…
    CVE-2010-4054 (CVSS 4.3) — The gs_type2_interpret function in Ghostscript allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect…
    CVE-2009-4897 (CVSS 9.3) — Buffer overflow in gs/psi/iscan.c in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

    References

    http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696041
    http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696070
    http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0c0b0859
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/14
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3326
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76017
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033149
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2697-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232805
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-33
    http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696041
    http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696070
    http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0c0b0859
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/14
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3326
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76017
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033149
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2697-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232805
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-33

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High