CVE-2017-11937

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-11937
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-07 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-30 16:27:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to remote code execution. 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 Exchange Server 2013 All All All
Application Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 All All All
Application Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 - All All All
Application Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 - 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 1709 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 1709 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
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 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 2016 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1709 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11937 CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine File Processing Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine CVE-2017-11937 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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