CVE-2011-0037

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0037
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-02-25 18:00:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Malware Protection Engine before 1.1.6603.0, as used in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), Windows Defender, Security Essentials, Forefront Client Security, Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010, and Windows Live OneCare, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted value of an unspecified user registry key.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Forefront Client Security All All All All
Application Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 - All All All
Application Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool All All All All
Application Microsoft Malware Protection Engine 0.1.13.192 All All All
Application Microsoft Malware Protection Engine 1.1.3520.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Malware Protection Engine All All All All
Application Microsoft Security Essentials All All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Defender All All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Live Onecare All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Registry Processing Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Products Malware Protection Engine Privilege Escalation - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Security Advisory (2491888): Vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Could Allow Elevation of Privilege af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.microsoft.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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