CVE-2016-1715

6.6 MEDIUM
Published: January 12, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10145
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-007
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10145
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
60th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

mcafee microsoft