ghostscript-core: out-of-bounbds read and write in gs_ttf.ps
Published Aug 11, 2015
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.75%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 9.15
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ghostscript
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ghostscript | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.75% (0.03748) | 89.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.75% (0.03748) | 88.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00711) | 69.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.27% (0.02269) | 74.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00711) | 70.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 87.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2024 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 86.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 84.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01298) | 83.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696041 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696070 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0c0b0859 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/14 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3326 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76017 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033149 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2697-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3228 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232805 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3228
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-33 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3228
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.