CVE-2017-0290

The 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."

Affected

Microsoft Corporation · Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

CVSS v3.0 NVD

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

81.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Published

2017-05-09

Updated

2024-08-05

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41975

Security advisories

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0290
• https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/4022344
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98330
• https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vu…
• https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252
• https://twitter.com/natashenka/status/861748397409058816

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry