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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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade ghostscript | Aug 30, 2017 | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ghostscript | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade ghostscript8Upgrade ghostscript9-agpl-nox11Upgrade ghostscript9-nox11Upgrade ghostscript9-agpl-x11Upgrade ghostscript8-x11Upgrade ghostscript9-baseUpgrade ghostscript9-agplUpgrade ghostscript7-baseUpgrade ghostscript7-x11Upgrade ghostscript8-nox11Upgrade ghostscript7-nox11Upgrade ghostscript7Upgrade ghostscript9-agpl-baseUpgrade ghostscript9-x11Upgrade ghostscript9Upgrade ghostscript8-base | Dec 10, 2025 | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-text/ghostscript-gpl. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade print/filter/ghostscript to version 9.0-0.175.3.11.0.5.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 23, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ghostscript-fonts-rusUpgrade libgimpprint-develUpgrade ghostscriptUpgrade ghostscript-x11Upgrade libgimpprintUpgrade ghostscript-fonts-stdUpgrade ghostscript-libraryUpgrade ghostscript-fonts-otherUpgrade ghostscript-omniUpgrade ghostscript-develUpgrade ghostscript-ijs-devel | Dec 18, 2015 | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libgs9 | Nov 8, 2024 | Aug 11, 2015 |
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