CVE-2015-8986 (GCVE-0-2015-8986)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-14 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:36
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Summary
Sandbox detection evasion vulnerability in hardware appliances in McAfee (now Intel Security) Advanced Threat Defense (MATD) 3.4.2.32 and earlier allows attackers to detect the sandbox environment, then bypass proper malware detection resulting in failure to detect a malware file (false-negative) via specially crafted malware.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • Sandbox detection evasion vulnerability
Assigner
intel CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 60/100 over 96 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Intel Advanced Threat Defense (MATD) Affected: 3.4.2.32 and earlier
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Date Public
2015-01-09 00:00
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