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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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-8455 | 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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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:20:43.502Z
Reserved: 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-8577
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Status : Modified
Published: 2015-12-16T18:59:00.123
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2015-8577
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD