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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.037 (89.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3326 (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033149 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- git.ghostscript.com/
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-33 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76017 (vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2697-1 (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.