What is CVE-2015-8990?

CVE-2015-8990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Advanced Threat Defense (Atd), classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2015-8990?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Advanced Threat Defense (Atd)

CVE-2015-8990

Detection bypass vulnerability in Intel Security Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) 3.4.6 and earlier allows malware samples to bypass ATD detection via renaming the malware.

EPSS: 0.010 (58.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Intel Advanced Threat Defense (Atd) — versions 3.4.6 and earlier
Mcafee Advanced_threat_defense

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8990?: CVE-2015-8990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Advanced Threat Defense (Atd), classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2015-8990?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.