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CVE-2015-8577

N/A
Published: December 16, 2015 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVirusScan Enterprise

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

The Buffer Overflow Protection (BOP) feature in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.8 Patch 6 allocates memory with Read, Write, Execute (RWX) permissions at predictable addresses on 32-bit platforms when protecting another application, which allows attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.ensilo.com/the-av-vulnerability-that-bypasses-mitigations
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/sedating-watchdog-abusing-security-products-bypass-mitigations/
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78810
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10142

CVSS

2.6LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264

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