CVE-2015-3228 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the gs_heap_alloc_bytes function within Ghostscript versions 9.15 and earlier, affecting products like Artifex AFPL Ghostscript. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) through a crafted Postscript file, potentially leading to out-of-bounds memory access. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is moderately severe, requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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