Vulnerability in Artifex Afpl Ghostscript
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 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.
EPSS: 0.037 (88.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Artifex Afpl_ghostscript
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3228?
- CVE-2015-3228 is a vulnerability in Artifex Afpl Ghostscript, classified under CWE-189. Published 2015-08-11.
- Is CVE-2015-3228 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.