High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 29, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-8773

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

McAfee/File Lock
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:file_lock:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/92nvd
www.nettitude.co.uk/mcafee-file-lock-driver-kernel-stack-based-bof/nvd

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