CVE-2015-8990
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDetection 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIntel Security Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) 3.4.6 and earlier versions have a detection bypass vulnerability where malware can evade detection simply by being renamed, indicating the product was relying on filename or extension-based detection signatures rather than analyzing file content and behavior.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 3.4.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify ATD installation versionAccess the ATD administrative interface or system information panel to find the currently installed version numberAffected if Version displayed is 3.4.6 or earlier
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Compare version to affected rangeVerify the installed version against the known vulnerable range: any version <= 3.4.6 is affectedAffected if Installed version is 3.4.6 or lower
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Check detection method configurationReview ATD detection settings to determine if the system relies primarily on filename or extension-based signatures for malware identificationAffected if Detection configuration shows filename or extension as the primary detection mechanism rather than content-based or behavioral analysis
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Test with renamed malware sampleSubmit a known malware file with a benign filename or extension through ATD for analysis to see if detection still triggersAffected if The malware file is not detected when renamed to a non-suspicious name or extension
If the installed ATD version is 3.4.6 or earlier and the detection mechanism relies on filename or extension rather than file content or behavior, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of ATD that performs content-based and behavioral analysis rather than relying on filename detection.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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