CVE-2015-8990 Security feature bypass in Advanced Threat Defense (ATD)
Attackers can bypass malware detection in Intel Advanced Threat Defense by renaming malicious files, allowing undetected execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-8990?
CVE-2015-8990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Advanced Threat Defense (ATD), published on 14 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8990?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Advanced Threat Defense.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8990?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-8990 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8990 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Advanced Threat Defense (ATD)
- CVE-2019-3663 Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) - Unprotected storage of shared credentials vulnerability
- CVE-2017-4052 Auth bypass in Advanced Threat Defense (ATD)
- CVE-2017-4053 Command injection in Advanced Threat Defense (ATD)
- CVE-2019-3651 Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) - Information Disclosure vulnerability
- CVE-2017-4054 Command injection in Advanced Threat Defense (ATD)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mgmj-2435-xhq3.