What is the severity of CVE-2016-1715?

CVE-2016-1715 has a high severity due to its potential for causing denial of service through memory corruption and system crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1715?

To fix CVE-2016-1715, update McAfee Application Control to a version that is 6.1.0 build 706 or later, 6.1.1 build 404 or later, 6.1.2 build 449 or later, 6.1.3 build 441 or later, or 6.2.0 build 505 or later.

What are the affected versions of McAfee Application Control for CVE-2016-1715?

Affected versions for CVE-2016-1715 include McAfee Application Control 6.1.0 through 6.1.3 and 6.2.0 prior to respective build updates.

What platforms are impacted by CVE-2016-1715?

CVE-2016-1715 affects 32-bit Windows platforms running specific versions of McAfee Application Control.

Is CVE-2016-1715 a local or remote vulnerability?

CVE-2016-1715 is a local vulnerability that can be exploited by local users.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-1715

medium

6.6

CWE

189

12/1/2016

3/10/2022

5/8/2024

CVE-2016-1715

First published: Tue Jan 12 2016(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft Windows
Mcafee Application Control	=6.1.0
Mcafee Application Control	=6.1.1
Mcafee Application Control	=6.1.2
Mcafee Application Control	=6.1.3
Mcafee Application Control	=6.2.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1715?
CVE-2016-1715 has a high severity due to its potential for causing denial of service through memory corruption and system crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1715?
To fix CVE-2016-1715, update McAfee Application Control to a version that is 6.1.0 build 706 or later, 6.1.1 build 404 or later, 6.1.2 build 449 or later, 6.1.3 build 441 or later, or 6.2.0 build 505 or later.
What are the affected versions of McAfee Application Control for CVE-2016-1715?
Affected versions for CVE-2016-1715 include McAfee Application Control 6.1.0 through 6.1.3 and 6.2.0 prior to respective build updates.
What platforms are impacted by CVE-2016-1715?
CVE-2016-1715 affects 32-bit Windows platforms running specific versions of McAfee Application Control.
Is CVE-2016-1715 a local or remote vulnerability?
CVE-2016-1715 is a local vulnerability that can be exploited by local users.

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