Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint
CVE-2015-1305
Key Information:
- Vendor
Mcafee
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 6 February 2015
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What is CVE-2015-1305?
A vulnerability exists in McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint versions prior to 9.3.400 that allows local users to exploit arbitrary memory writes. By crafting specific IOCTL calls (0x00224014 or 0x0022c018), a malicious user can gain elevated privileges on the system. This flaw poses a significant risk by enabling unauthorized control over affected systems, potentially leading to data loss or compromise.

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Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
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