Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 16, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026

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.

Affected products

McAfee/Virusscan Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=8.8.0

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvdVendor Advisory
blog.ensilo.com/the-av-vulnerability-that-bypasses-mitigationsnvd
breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/sedating-watchdog-abusing-security-products-bypass-mitigations/nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/78810nvd

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