CVE-2015-3228

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    CVE-2015-3228

    Published: 11 Aug 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3326, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2697-1, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-33, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232805, 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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76017, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033149

    Affected packages

    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