Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 11, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-3228
CVE-2015-3228
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
10- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvd
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/14nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3326nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76017nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033149nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2697-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-33nvd
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