High severity · published May 9, 2017
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…
7.8
CVSS
81.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)81.4% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FS
Forefront Security · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
MP
Malware Protection Engine · Microsoft
through 1.1.13701.0 · source: NVD
WD
Windows Defender · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0290
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0290
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98330
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038419
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038420
0patch.blogspot.si
https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/05/0patching-worst-windows-remote-code.html
Press/Media Coverage
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/
Exploit
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252
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