CVE-2015-3228

Publication date 24 July 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
ghostscript	15.04 vivid	Fixed 9.15+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.3

Notes

tyhicks

Reproducer file available in the upstream bug

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
ghostscript	Upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=0c0b0859

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2697-1
Ghostscript vulnerability
30 July 2015

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3228