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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 16, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-8577

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.

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Affected products

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  • McAfee/Virusscan Enterprise2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8.8.0
    • (no CPE)range: <8.8 Patch 6

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