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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2015CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avg:internet_security:2015:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.