CVE-2015-3228

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 9
Modified
Published: 11 Aug 2015, 14:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 05:39

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
27/100
CVSS Score
6.8 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.97% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

11 Aug 2015, 14:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 05:39
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.97%• Percentile: 77%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

Affected Systems

  • artifex•afpl_ghostscript

    ≤ 9.15

References (11)