UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3228

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3228

    Published: 24 Jul 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-3228
    Aliases:
    USN-2697-1

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3228, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2697-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3228

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ghostscript

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4

    Affected versions

    9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu2

    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