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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.

Published

2015-12-16T18:59:01.547

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	avg	internet_security	2015	Yes

References

http://blog.ensilo.com/the-av-vulnerability-that-bypasses-mitigations ([email protected])
http://breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/sedating-watchdog-abusing-security-products-bypass-mitigations/ ([email protected])
http://breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/vulnerability-patching-learning-from-avg-on-doing-it-right/ Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78813 ([email protected])
http://blog.ensilo.com/the-av-vulnerability-that-bypasses-mitigations (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/sedating-watchdog-abusing-security-products-bypass-mitigations/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/vulnerability-patching-learning-from-avg-on-doing-it-right/ Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78813 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)