CVE-2016-1715 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a kernel driver flaw in McAfee Application Control to write to arbitrary memory, causing system crashes or gaining elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1715?
CVE-2016-1715 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, published on 12 Jan 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1715?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mcafee Application Control, Microsoft Windows.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1715?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1715 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-2016-1715 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1715 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows
- CVE-2016-8009 Privilege escalation in McAfee Application Control (MAC)
- CVE-2016-8010 Security feature bypass in McAfee Application Control (MAC)
- CVE-2014-9920 Security feature bypass in McAfee Application Control (MAC)
- CVE-2013-7460 Security feature bypass in Application Control (MAC)
- CVE-2013-7461 Security feature bypass in Change Control (MCC)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f9p7-4jjw-qp22.