CVE-2015-5689

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.

Published: 2015-09-20 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-5689 is rated Moderate Risk (53.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.00%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5689

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-06-19 6.75% 3.00% -3.75%
2 2025-03-30 9.28% 6.75% -2.53%
3 2025-03-29 — 9.28% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5689

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5689

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5689

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec deployment_solution 6.9 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:deployment_solution:6.9:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec ghost_solutions_suite 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec ghost_solutions_suite 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec ghost_solutions_suite 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:1.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec ghost_solutions_suite 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec ghost_solutions_suite 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec ghost_solutions_suite 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec ghost_solutions_suite 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solutions_suite:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5689

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