Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-3228 · published 11 August 2015
CVE-2015-3228: Artifex afpl ghostscript vulnerability
Artifex · Afpl Ghostscript
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.
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-3228), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-30). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
