← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-8841 · published 12 April 2016

CVE-2015-8841: Eset nod32 out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Eset · Nod32

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 8.9% · top 4.7% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 10.0
8.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136082/ESET-NOD32-Heap-Overflow.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.virusradar.com/en/update/info/11861 Product
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=466 ExploitIssue Tracking
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136082/ESET-NOD32-Heap-Overflow.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.virusradar.com/en/update/info/11861 Product
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=466 ExploitIssue Tracking

Track CVE-2015-8841 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

7.8CVE-2023-3160Eset endpoint antivirus improper privilege management vulnerabilityThe vulnerability potentially allows an attacker to misuse ESET’s file operations during the module update to delete or move files without having pro…EPSS 0.18%5.5CVE-2024-3779Eset internet security incorrect default permissions vulnerabilityDenial of service vulnerability present shortly after product installation or upgrade, potentially allowed an attacker to render ESET’s security prod…EPSS 0.20%7.8CVE-2026-46300Linux kernel out-of-bounds write vulnerabilityIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: skbuff: preserve shared-frag marker during coalescing skb_try_coalesce() can…KEVEPSS 16%9.2CVE-2026-111497Google brotli unchecked return value vulnerabilityA buffer overflow vulnerability in the Brotli decoder (c/dec/decode.c) in Google Brotli versions 1.0.3 through 1.2.0 on all platforms allows a remote…KEVEPSS 83%8.8CVE-2026-86950Apple ipados out-of-bounds write vulnerabilityAn out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.11 and iPadOS 18.7.11, iOS 26.7.1 and iPadO…KEVEPSS 26%8.8CVE-2026-53266Linux kernel ebtables SNAT out-of-bounds write in ARP rewriteThe ebtables SNAT target rewrites the ARP sender hardware address via skb_store_bits() without first making that range writable. When the ARP SHA byt…KEVEPSS 0.93%analysed8.8CVE-2026-87491Google Chrome V8 out-of-bounds write enables sandbox code executionChrome before 153.0.8010.36 contains an out-of-bounds write in the V8 JavaScript engine. A crafted HTML page can trigger the memory corruption, and b…KEVEPSS 3.5%analysed9.8CVE-2025-25249Fortinet FortiOS and FortiSwitchManager heap buffer overflow via crafted packetsA heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122/CWE-787) in Fortinet FortiOS 6.4 through 7.6.3 and FortiSwitchManager 7.0 through 7.2.6 lets an unauthenticated…KEVEPSS 3.7%analysed

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-8841), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-14). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.