CVE-2015-5689 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2015-5689

ghostexp.exe in Ghost Explorer Utility in Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite...

Vulnerability Description

ghostexp.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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

deployment solution, ghost solutions suite
Vulnerable Versions:
6.9, 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1

Timeline

Official Publish: September 20th, 2015
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.