CVE-2015-3228 (GCVE-0-2015-3228)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-08-11 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 05:39
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Summary
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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CWE
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Date Public ?
2015-07-07 00:00
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