CVE-2015-8577

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.

CVSS v2.0 2.6 LOW

2.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

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

Exploitability : 1.9 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://blog.ensilo.com/the-av-vulnerability-that-bypasses-mitigations
http://breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/sedating-watchdog-abusing-security-products-bypass-mitigations/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78810
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10142	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-12-16 18:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-8577

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8577

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8577

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

virusscan_enterprise

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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