Description
The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to memory corruption, aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016affected
References
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/ ↗
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252 ↗
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0290 ↗
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038420 ↗
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41975/ ↗
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038419 ↗
- https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/05/0patching-worst-windows-remote-code.html ↗
- https://twitter.com/natashenka/status/861748397409058816 ↗
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/4022344 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98330 ↗