What is CVE-2015-8285?

CVE-2015-8285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quickheal Total Security, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-20.

How severe is CVE-2015-8285?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-8285 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Quickheal Total Security

CVE-2015-8285

The webssx.sys driver in QuickHeal 16.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.055 (91.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Quickheal Total_security — versions 16.00
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cret@cert.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8285?: CVE-2015-8285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quickheal Total Security, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-20.
How severe is CVE-2015-8285?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-8285 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.