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.
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | N/A | n/a |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3326 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696070 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033149 | vdb-entry x_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232805 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0c0b0859 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696041 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-33 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_GENTOO |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76017 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2697-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/14 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3326 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN x_transferred |
| http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696070 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033149 | vdb-entry x_refsource_SECTRACK x_transferred |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232805 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0c0b0859 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696041 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-33 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_GENTOO x_transferred |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76017 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2697-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU x_transferred |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/14 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred |