# CVE-2015-2869: The FileInfo plugin before 2.22 for Ghisler Total Commander allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and app

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-07-21 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://blogs.cisco.com/security/talos/fileinfo-plugin-dos
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033004
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75955
- http://totalcmd.net/plugring/fileinfo.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/813631

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