Security Advisory

CVE-2015-3228

6.8

Vulnerability 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 Date August 11, 2015
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory