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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…
Medium6.8EPSS 3.9%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.7% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- DSA-3326 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696070 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1033149 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232805 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0c0b0859 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696041 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201612-33 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 76017 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-2697-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150723 CVE-2015-3228 - Ghostscript - Integer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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