CVE-2016-8009 Privilege escalation in McAfee Application Control (MAC)
Attackers can escalate privileges and execute unauthorized code via an IOCTL call in McAfee Application Control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8009?
CVE-2016-8009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel McAfee Application Control (MAC), published on 14 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Application Control (MAC) 7.0 and 6.x versions allows attackers to cause DoS, unexpected behavior, or potentially unauthorized code execution via an unauthorized use of IOCTL call.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8009?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Application Control.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8009?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8009 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8009 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8009 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel McAfee Application Control (MAC)
- CVE-2016-8010 Security feature bypass in McAfee Application Control (MAC)
- CVE-2016-1715 Memory corruption in n/a
- 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-2gqq-rvvg-79fr.