CVE-2015-3228

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-33

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Desbordamiento de entero en la función gs_heap_alloc_bytes en base/gsmalloc.c en Ghostscript 9.15 y versiones anteriores, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) mediante un archivo Postscript (ps) manipulado, según lo demostrado mediante el uso del comando ps2pdf, lo que desencadena una lectura o escritura fuera de rango.

William Robinet and Stefan Cornelius discovered that Ghostscript did not correctly handle certain Postscript files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-04-10 CVE Reserved
2015-08-03 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-189: Numeric Errors

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696041	X_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696070	X_refsource_confirm
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0c0b0859	X_refsource_confirm
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/14	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76017	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033149	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232805	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3326	2023-11-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2697-1	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-33	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Artifex Search vendor "Artifex"		Afpl Ghostscript Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Afpl Ghostscript"				<= 9.15 Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Afpl Ghostscript" and version " <= 9.15"		-		Affected