CVE-2015-8577

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8577
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-12-16 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
McAfee KnowledgeBase - Intel Security - Security Bulletin: VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 6 and Endpoint Security 10.1 Hotfix 1111757 resolve a memory allocation flaw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com Vendor Advisory
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Sedating the Watchdog: Abusing Security Products to Bypass Mitigations - Breaking Malware af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 breakingmalware.com
You’re so predictable: the AV vulnerability that bypasses mitigations af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.ensilo.com
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