Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in McAfee File Lock by McAfee
CVE-2015-8773

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee
Status
File Lock
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 January 2016

What is CVE-2015-8773?

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the McPvDrv.sys driver (version 4.6.111.0) used by McAfee File Lock 5.x. This flaw exposes the system to potential denial of service attacks, allowing attackers to induce crashes through the exploitation of excessively long vault GUIDs in ioctl calls. Such an attack may lead to significant system instability and service disruption.

References

https://www.nettitude.co.uk/mcafee-file-lock-driver-kerne...
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/92
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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