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CVE-2015-8841

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Archive support module in ESET NOD32 before update 11861 allows...

9.8 Critical

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Archive support module in ESET NOD32 before update 11861 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of languages in an EPOC installation file of type SIS_FILE_MULTILANG.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

8.88%Up 3.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Archive support module in ESET NOD32 before update 11861 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of languages in an EPOC installation file of type SIS_FILE_MULTILANG.

Record
CVE-2015-8841
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Archive support module in ESET NOD32 before update 11861 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of languages in an EPOC installation file of type SIS_FILE_MULTILANG.

Record
CVE-2015-8841
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8707 No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Archive support module in ESET NOD32 before update 11861 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of languages in an EPOC installation file of type SIS_FILE_MULTILANG.

Record
EUVD-2015-8707
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x922-27w6-xqrv 9.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Archive support module in ESET NOD32 before update 11861 allows...

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Archive support module in ESET NOD32 before update 11861 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of languages in an EPOC installation file of type SIS_FILE_MULTILANG.

Record
GHSA-x922-27w6-xqrv
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2015-8841 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Eset Nod32, published April 8, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.88%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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