What is the severity of CVE-2016-8009?

CVE-2016-8009 is identified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8009?

To mitigate CVE-2016-8009, upgrade to the latest version of McAfee Application Control that addresses this vulnerability.

What software versions are affected by CVE-2016-8009?

CVE-2016-8009 affects McAfee Application Control versions 6.0.0 through 7.0.0.

What types of attacks does CVE-2016-8009 enable?

CVE-2016-8009 can enable attackers to perform a denial of service, cause unexpected behavior, or execute unauthorized code.

Who is vulnerable to CVE-2016-8009?

Organizations using vulnerable versions of McAfee Application Control are at risk of exploitation from CVE-2016-8009.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-8009

high

7.8

CWE

264

14/3/2017

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-8009

First published: Tue Mar 14 2017(Updated: )

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Application Control (MAC) 7.0 and 6.x versions allows attackers to cause DoS, unexpected behavior, or potentially unauthorized code execution via an unauthorized use of IOCTL call.

Credit: secure@intel.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
McAfee Application Control	=6.0.0
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
McAfee Application Control	=7.0.0

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https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10175

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8009?
CVE-2016-8009 is identified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8009?
To mitigate CVE-2016-8009, upgrade to the latest version of McAfee Application Control that addresses this vulnerability.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2016-8009?
CVE-2016-8009 affects McAfee Application Control versions 6.0.0 through 7.0.0.
What types of attacks does CVE-2016-8009 enable?
CVE-2016-8009 can enable attackers to perform a denial of service, cause unexpected behavior, or execute unauthorized code.
Who is vulnerable to CVE-2016-8009?
Organizations using vulnerable versions of McAfee Application Control are at risk of exploitation from CVE-2016-8009.

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