CVE-2017-0290

Summary

CVECVE-2017-0290
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-09 06:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-05-08 22:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Forefront Security - All All All
Application Microsoft Forefront Security - All All All
Application Microsoft Malware Protection Engine All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1511 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1703 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1511 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1703 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 All All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Defender - All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Defender - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - All All All

References

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Natalie Silvanovich on Twitter: "CVE-2017-0290 is tweetable :) var e = new Error(); https://t.co/0RDygaVW6B({message : 7 }); https://t.co/xkH9SQpNJE" MISC twitter.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine CVE-2017-0290 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Windows Defender File Processing Flaw in Malware Protection Engine Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Microsoft Security Advisory 4022344 | Microsoft Docs CONFIRM technet.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Massive vulnerability in Windows Defender leaves most Windows PCs vulnerable | Ars Technica MISC arstechnica.com Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
Microsoft Forefront Protection File Processing Flaw in Malware Protection Engine Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
{{windowTitle}} CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Security Essentials / SCEP (Microsoft Windows 8/8.1/10 / Windows Server) - 'MsMpEng' Remote Type Confusion - Windows remote Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
1252 - MsMpEng: Remotely Exploitable Type Confusion in Windows 8, 8.1, 10, Windows Server, SCEP, Microsoft Security Essentials, and more. - project-zero - Monorail MISC bugs.chromium.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
0patch Blog: 0patching the "Worst Windows Remote Code Execution Bug in Recent Memory" CVE-2017-0290 MISC 0patch.blogspot.si
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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