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.
Published: 2015-08-11
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-280-1 ghostscript security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3326-1 ghostscript security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-3284 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2697-1 Ghostscript vulnerability
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00883}

epss

{'score': 0.0098}


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Artifex Afpl Ghostscript
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:39:32.070Z

Reserved: 2015-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3228

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-11T14:59:02.867

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-3228

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-07-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-3228 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses