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CVE-2015-3228

VendorartifexProductafpl ghostscriptDiscoveredAug 11, 2015UpdatedMay 6, 2026

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.

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
3.88%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 5, 2026
▲ 0.14pp
3.75% → 3.88% over 2 tracked changes
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Aug 11, 2015
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 6, 2026