CVE-2017-0290
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."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Security Essentials / SCEP (Microsoft Windows 8/8.1/10 / Windows Server) - 'MsMpEng' Remote Type Confusion
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| windows | - | not-affected | |
| windows | 1511 | not-affected | |
| windows | 1607 | not-affected | |
| windows | 1703 | not-affected | |
| windows | not-affected | | |
| windows | r2 | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | forefront_security | - | |
| microsoft | malware_protection_engine | {"endIncluding":"1.1.13701.0"} | |
| microsoft | windows_defender | - | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98330
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038419
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038420
- https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/05/0patching-worst-windows-remote-code.html
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0290
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/4022344
- https://twitter.com/natashenka/status/861748397409058816
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41975/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98330
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038419
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038420
- https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/05/0patching-worst-windows-remote-code.html
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0290
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/4022344
- https://twitter.com/natashenka/status/861748397409058816
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41975/
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.