Intel McAfee Application Control up to 6.1.0/6.1.1/6.1.3/6.2.0 on Windows 32-bit 768 Syscal swin.sys numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Intel McAfee Application Control up to 6.1.0/6.1.1/6.1.3/6.2.0 on Windows 32-bit. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file swin.sys of the component 768 Syscal Handler. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1715. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel McAfee Application Control up to 6.1.0/6.1.1/6.1.3/6.2.0 on Windows 32-bit. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the file swin.sys of the component 768 Syscal Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 01/12/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1715 since 01/12/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87922 (McAfee Application Control swin.sys Memory Corruption (SB10145)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124857 (McAfee Application Control "swin.sys" Memory Corruption Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 6.1.0 Build 706, 6.1.1 Build 404, 6.1.2 Build 449, 6.1.3 Build 441 or 6.2.0 Build 505 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87922), SecurityFocus (BID 80167†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55725†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 87922
Nessus Name: McAfee Application Control swin.sys Memory Corruption (SB10145)
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OpenVAS ID: 802350
OpenVAS Name: McAfee Application Control Multiple Vulnerabilities Jan16 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: McAfee Application Control 6.1.0 Build 706/6.1.1 Build 404/6.1.2 Build 449/6.1.3 Build 441/6.2.0 Build 505

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12/22/2015 🔍
01/08/2016 +17 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
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CVE: CVE-2016-1715 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1715
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80205
SecurityFocus: 80167 - McAfee Application Control 'swin.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 55725 - McAfee Application Control Local DoS in Driver API on Windows 32-bit, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2016 09:26
Updated: 10/13/2024 21:53
Changes: 01/13/2016 09:26 (67), 07/05/2018 08:55 (15), 10/13/2024 21:53 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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