CVE-2015-8772 McPvDrv.sys 4.6.111.0 in McAfee File Lock 5.x in McAfee Total Protection allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a large V...

CriticalCVSS 9.1 EPSS 1.5%

Published: 2016-01-29 22:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 03:35
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Description

McPvDrv.sys 4.6.111.0 in McAfee File Lock 5.x in McAfee Total Protection allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a large VERIFY_INFORMATION.Length value in an IOCTL_DISK_VERIFY ioctl call.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
mcafee file lock	= 5.0	No fix listed

References

20160127 McAfee File Lock Driver - Kernel Memory Leak mailing-list
www.nettitude.co.uk

CVSS v3.0

9.1 Critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: High

All scores (2)

v3.0 9.1 · nvd@nist.gov
v2.0 8.5 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 1.55% (percentile 75.4)
CWE: CWE-19

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.