CVE-2016-1715
McAfee Application Control Swin.sys Kernel Driver Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service
Description
The swin.sys kernel driver in McAfee Application Control (MAC) 6.1.0 before build 706, 6.1.1 before build 404, 6.1.2 before build 449, 6.1.3 before build 441, and 6.2.0 before build 505 on 32-bit Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or gain privileges via a 768 syscall, which triggers a zero to be written to an arbitrary kernel memory location.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 12, 2016, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 21, 2016, 5:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.3
Exploitability Score :
0.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-1715.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-007 | |
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10145 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 21, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10145 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10145 Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-189 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 19, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1715 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1715
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} -0.01%
score
0.37259
percentile