CVE - CVE-2015-3228

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-3228	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:76017 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76017 CONFIRM:http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696041 CONFIRM:http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696070 CONFIRM:http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=0c0b0859 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232805 DEBIAN:DSA-3326 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3326 GENTOO:GLSA-201612-33 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-33 MLIST:[oss-security] 20150723 CVE-2015-3228 - Ghostscript - Integer overflow URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/14 SECTRACK:1033149 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033149 UBUNTU:USN-2697-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2697-1
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20150410	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20150410)
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