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CVE-2015-3228

Date: August 11, 2015

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (16)

http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696070
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3228
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696041
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76017
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3326
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033149
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3228
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-3228
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232805
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0c0b0859
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3228
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-33
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2697-1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/14
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-3228

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Numeric Errors

CWE-189

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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