CVE-2015-8577

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.

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10142

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78810

http://breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/sedating-watchdog-abusing-security-products-bypass-mitigations/

http://blog.ensilo.com/the-av-vulnerability-that-bypasses-mitigations

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3