CVE-2016-4535 describes an integer signedness error in the AV engine of McAfee LiveSafe 14.0, specifically in DAT versions prior to 8145. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service through memory corruption and a system crash by providing a specially crafted packed executable. The vulnerability is rated as High severity (CVSS 7.5), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to high availability impact. While not observed in active exploitation and not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code (EDB-39770) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:livesafe:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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