CVE-2015-8578

Published Dec 16, 2015

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 6.4
Impact score: 4.9
Exploitability score: 10
Vector string: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-264

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:avg:internet_security:2015:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "5E9545D8-62D1-4861-9AA1-B602F9060B89"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References