CVE-2015-8577
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise DEP/ASLR Bypass Buffer Overflow
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 16, 2015, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 26, 2016, 12:32 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
4.9
Exploitability Score :
1.9
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CVE-2015-8577 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 13, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78810 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 17, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10142 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10142 Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 17, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8577 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-8577
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.17512
percentile