HIGH
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
Published Jan 29, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.19%
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
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.19% 0.01190
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01190
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.19% (0.01190) | 66.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.19% (0.01190) | 63.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00292) | 50.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 52.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 51.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 49.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/92 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- https://www.nettitude.co.uk/mcafee-file-lock-driver-kernel-stack-based-bof/ x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/92 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| https://www.nettitude.co.uk/mcafee-file-lock-driver-kernel-stack-based-bof/ | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 29, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 17, 2016
Link CVE-2015-8773
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a