Vulnerability in Mcafee File_lock
CVE-2015-8772
McPvDrv.sys 4.6.111.0 in McAfee File Lock 5.x in McAfee Total Protection allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a large VERIFY_INFORMATION.Length value in an IO…
EPSS: 0.015 (71.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Mcafee File_lock — versions 5.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8772?
- CVE-2015-8772 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mcafee File_lock, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2016-01-29.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8772?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8772 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.