PT-2015-3025 · Mcafee · Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise

Published 2015-12-16 · Updated 2016-05-26 · CVE-2015-8577

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.6

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions McAfee VirusScan Enterprise versions prior to 8.8 Patch 6

Description The issue is related to the Buffer Overflow Protection (BOP) feature, which allocates memory with Read, Write, Execute (RWX) permissions at predictable addresses on 32-bit platforms when protecting another application. This allows attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms. The exploitation of this issue may enable a local attacker to bypass security mechanisms.

Recommendations For McAfee VirusScan Enterprise versions prior to 8.8 Patch 6, update to version 8.8 Patch 6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the BOP feature until a patch is applied.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00230

CVE-2015-8577

Affected Products

Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise

References · 7

• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10142 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00230 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8577 · Security Note
• http://blog.ensilo.com/the-av-vulnerability-that-bypasses-mitigations · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/78810 · Note
• http://breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/sedating-watchdog-abusing-security-products-bypass-mitigations · Note
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10142 · Note