What is CVE-2015-8989?

CVE-2015-8989 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Mcafee Vulnerability Manager (Mvm), classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2015-8989?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Mcafee Vulnerability Manager (Mvm)

CVE-2015-8989

Unsalted password vulnerability in the Enterprise Manager (web portal) component in Intel Security McAfee Vulnerability Manager (MVM) 7.5.8 and earlier allows attackers to more easily decrypt user passwords via brute force attacks against…

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.009 (56.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Mcafee Vulnerability Manager (Mvm) — versions 7.5.8 and earlier
Mcafee Vulnerability_manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-310 — Cryptographic Issues

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8989?: CVE-2015-8989 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Mcafee Vulnerability Manager (Mvm), classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2015-8989?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.