Intel McAfee Application Control 6.x/7.0 IOCTL Call access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Intel McAfee Application Control 6.x/7.0. This affects an unknown part of the component IOCTL Call Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8009. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Intel McAfee Application Control 6.x/7.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component IOCTL Call Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 12/01/2016. The weakness was shared 03/14/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-8009 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95924 (McAfee Application Control 6.x < 6.2.0.567 / 7.0.x < 7.0.1.275 Unauthorized IOCTL Use Local Privilege Escalation (SB10175)), 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 370572 (McAfee Application Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (SB10175)).

Upgrading 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (95924). The entry VDB-97925 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 95924
Nessus Name: McAfee Application Control 6.x < 6.2.0.567 / 7.0.x < 7.0.1.275 Unauthorized IOCTL Use Local Privilege Escalation (SB10175)
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10/14/2015 🔍
09/09/2016 +331 days 🔍
12/01/2016 +83 days 🔍
12/16/2016 +15 days 🔍
03/14/2017 +88 days 🔍
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03/15/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/06/2020 +1271 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8009 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8009
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97924
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8009 - Intel - MAC - Privilege Escalation Issue

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Created: 03/15/2017 07:58
Updated: 09/06/2020 16:58
Changes: 03/15/2017 07:58 (65), 09/06/2020 16:58 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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