CVE-2015-8773 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a system crash in McAfee Total Protection via a stack-based buffer overflow in the File Lock driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-8773?
CVE-2015-8773 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8773?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee File Lock.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8773?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8773 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-8773 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8773 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7p59-xqgx-w7p8.