Vulnerability Details CVE-2015-8578
AVG Internet Security 2015 allocates memory with Read, Write, Execute (RWX) permissions at predictable addresses when protecting user-mode processes, which allows attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 47.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 6.4
References
- http://blog.ensilo.com/the-av-vulnerability-that-bypasses-mitigations
- http://breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/sedating-watchdog-abusing-security-products-bypass-mitigations/
- http://breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/vulnerability-patching-learning-from-avg-on-doing-it-right/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78813
- http://blog.ensilo.com/the-av-vulnerability-that-bypasses-mitigations
- http://breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/sedating-watchdog-abusing-security-products-bypass-mitigations/
- http://breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/vulnerability-patching-learning-from-avg-on-doing-it-right/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78813
Products affected by CVE-2015-8578
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cpe:2.3:a:avg:internet_security:2015