VDB-77956 · CVE-2015-5689 · BID 76498

Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite up to 3.0 HF2 12.0.0 Ghost Explorer Utility ghostexp.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite up to 3.0 HF2 12.0.0 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file ghostexp.exe of the component Ghost Explorer Utility. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-5689. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite up to 3.0 HF2 12.0.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file ghostexp.exe of the component Ghost Explorer Utility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 09/20/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5689 since 07/28/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370219 (Symantec Ghost Solution Suite and Symantec Deployment Solution Ghost Explorer Utility Out-of-Bounds Array Indexing Vulnerability (SYM15-008)).

Upgrading to version 3.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19996.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 76498†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54072†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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OpenVAS ID: 803095
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ghost Solutions Suite 3.0
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07/28/2015 🔍
09/02/2015 +36 days 🔍
09/20/2015 +18 days 🔍
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09/21/2015 +1 days 🔍
11/01/2015 +41 days 🔍
11/22/2024 +3309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5689 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5689
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77956
SecurityFocus: 76498
SecurityTracker: 1033577
Vulnerability Center: 54072 - Symantec Ghost Explorer Utility Remote Code Execution via Crafted Ghost Image, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2015 10:18
Updated: 11/22/2024 23:08
Changes: 09/21/2015 10:18 (55), 03/09/2018 10:33 (7), 06/18/2022 13:53 (3), 11/22/2024 23:08 (18)
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