MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2015-2869

Total Commander vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
The FileInfo plugin before 2.22 for Ghisler Total Commander allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via (1) a large Size value in the Archive Member Header of a COFF Archive Library file, (2) a large Number Of Symbols value in the 1st Linker Member of a COFF Archive Library file, (3) a large Resource Table Count value in the LE Header of a Linear Executable file, or (4) a large value in a certain Object field in a Resource Table Entry in a Linear Executable file.
Affected vendor
Ghisler
Affected product
Total Commander
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2015-07-21

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-2869

  • Confirm whether Ghisler Total Commander is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-2869.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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