What is CVE-2016-3983?

CVE-2016-3983 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Advanced_threat_defense, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-3983?

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

Vulnerability in Mcafee Advanced_threat_defense

CVE-2016-3983

McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) before 3.4.8.178 might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection by leveraging information about the parent process.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.5th 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

Mcafee Advanced_threat_defense
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3983?: CVE-2016-3983 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Advanced_threat_defense, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-3983?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.