CVE-2015-5689

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5689
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersymantec
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-20 20:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionghostexp.exe in Ghost Explorer Utility in Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite (GSS) before 3.0 HF2 12.0.0.8010 and Symantec Deployment Solution (DS) before 7.6 HF4 12.0.0.7045 performs improper sign-extend operations before array-element accesses, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service (application crash), or possibly obtain sensitive information via a crafted Ghost image.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Deployment Solution 6.9 sp3 All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite 1.0 All All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite 1.1 All All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite 1.1 p2 All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite 2.0 All All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite 2.0.1 All All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite 2.0.2 All All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite 2.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisories Relating to Symantec Products - Symantec Ghost Explorer Utility Tool Out-of-Bounds Array Indexing - 2015-09-02T05:00:00 PDT | Symantec af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com Vendor Advisory
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 zerodayinitiative.com
Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite Array Index Overflow in Processing Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Symantec Ghost Explorer Utility Out of Bounds Array Indexing Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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