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 co…

EPSS: 0.037 (88.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.