CVE-2011-0037

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0037
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-02-25 18:00:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-17 01:33:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

References

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Microsoft Products Malware Protection Engine Privilege Escalation - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Security Advisory (2491888): Vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Could Allow Elevation of Privilege CONFIRM www.microsoft.com Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Registry Processing Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK securitytracker.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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