CVE-2015-3228

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3228
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-11 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:25:00 UTC
DescriptionInteger 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-189

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Artifex Afpl Ghostscript All All All All

References

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git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff git.ghostscript.com
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitdiff CONFIRM git.ghostscript.com
Bug 696070 – Potential security issue (malloc smaller than requested) CONFIRM bugs.ghostscript.com
Ghostscript 'gs/base/gsmalloc.c' Integer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Ghostscript gs_heap_alloc_bytes() Integer Overflow Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Bug 1232805 – CVE-2015-3228 ghostscript-core: out-of-bounbds read and write in gs_ttf.ps CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - CVE-2015-3228 - Ghostscript - Integer overflow MLIST openwall.com
GPL Ghostscript: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201612-33) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Bug 696041 – Crash file for the ps2pdf command (gs) CONFIRM bugs.ghostscript.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3326-1 ghostscript DEBIAN www.debian.org
USN-2697-1: Ghostscript vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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