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CVE-2015-8577
UNKNOWN · CVSS n/a
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2015-12-16T18:59:00.123 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:34:48.523

Summary

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.

Affected products

mcafee — virusscan_enterprise

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References

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