CVE-2015-8773 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in McPvDrv.sys 4.6.111.0 in McAfee File Lock 5.x in McAfee Total Protection allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a long vault GUID in an ioctl call.

Published: 2016-01-29

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:file_lock:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8645	Stack-based buffer overflow in McPvDrv.sys 4.6.111.0 in McAfee File Lock 5.x in McAfee Total Protection allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a long vault GUID in an ioctl call.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0119.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/92
https://www.nettitude.co.uk/mcafee-file-lock-driver-kernel-stack-based-bof/

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee File Lock

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-01-29T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.000Z

Reserved: 2016-01-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8773

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-29T20:59:01.937

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:35:13.187

Link: CVE-2015-8773

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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