CVE-2015-8578
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 vendorInternet Security
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
AVG Internet Security 2015 allocates memory with Read, Write, Execute (RWX) permissions at predictable addresses when protecting user-mode processes, 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 yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (4)
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.ensilo.com/the-av-vulnerability-that-bypasses-mitigationsx_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/vulnerability-patching-learning-from-avg-on-doing-it-right/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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