CVE-2017-11940in critical feed
The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
The 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". This is different than CVE-2017-11937.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
20.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11940 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1039972 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/102104 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-11940
- NVD: CVE-2017-11940
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