CVE-2015-8578
AVG Internet Security 2015 allocates memory with Read, Write, Execute (RWX) permissions at...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-8578- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-8578- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8456 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8456- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7j3c-xq3f-9cr8 No score
AVG Internet Security 2015 allocates memory with Read, Write, Execute (RWX) permissions at...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7j3c-xq3f-9cr8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-8578 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Avg Internet Security, published December 16, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
breakingmalware.com/vulnerabilities/sedating-watchdog-abusing-security-products-bypass-mitigations
securityfocus.com/bid/78813
blog.ensilo.com/the-av-vulnerability-that-bypasses-mitigations
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8578
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7j3c-xq3f-9cr8