CVE-2015-8773

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-01-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

McAfee File Lock: 5.0

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/92
https://www.nettitude.co.uk/mcafee-file-lock-driver-kernel-stack-based-bof/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/92
https://www.nettitude.co.uk/mcafee-file-lock-driver-kernel-stack-based-bof/

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