CVE-2016-1715 Detail
Current 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.
Source:
MITRE
View Analysis Description
Analysis 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.
Source:
MITRE
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
6.6 MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
(V3.0 legend)
Impact Score:
5.3
Exploitability Score:
0.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Changed
Confidentiality (C):
Low
Integrity (I):
Low
Availability (A):
High
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
5.5 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
8.5
Exploitability Subscore:
2.7
Access Vector (AV):
Local
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
Single
Confidentiality (C):
Partial
Integrity (I):
Partial
Availability (A):
Complete
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
2 change records found
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Modified Analysis -
1/21/2016 12:06:19 PM
| 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 |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-189 |
| 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 |
Initial CVE Analysis -
1/19/2016 11:43:37 AM
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1715
NVD Published Date:
01/12/2016
NVD Last Modified:
01/21/2016
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