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CVE-2015-8578

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8578 describes a vulnerability in AVG Internet Security 2015 where the software allocates memory with Read, Write, and Execute (RWX) permissions at predictable addresses. This flaw allows attackers to bypass Data Execution Prevention (DEP) and Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) protections, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, impacting confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2015CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:avg:internet_security:2015:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0135 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.ensilo.com / the-av-vulnerability-that-bypasses-mitigations
breakingmalware.com / vulnerabilities/sedating-watchdog-abusing-security-products-bypass-mitigations
breakingmalware.com / vulnerabilities/vulnerability-patching-learning-from-avg-on-doing-it-right
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/78813