CVE-2015-8578
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.4
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| avg | internet_security | 2015 | |
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
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.