CVE-2015-8577 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass DEP and ASLR protections in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise due to predictable RWX memory allocations, facilitating further exploitation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-8577?
CVE-2015-8577 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Dec 2015.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8577?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8577?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8577 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-8577 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8577 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2009-5118 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2020-7266 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSE for Windows
- CVE-2020-7267 Privilege Escalation vulnerability through symbolic links in VSEL
- CVE-2016-8023 Auth bypass in VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)
- CVE-2016-8024 Other in VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hmcg-84c5-h52c.