CVE-2016-1715: 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…

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

High

Privileges

Low

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

Scope

Changed

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

WI

Windows · Microsoft

All versions, or not specified · source: NVD

AC

Application Control · Mcafee

6.1.0; 6.1.1; 6.1.2; 6.1.3; 6.2.0 · source: NVD