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CVE-2017-0290 Details

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/05/0patching-worst-windows-remote-code.html CVE
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/ CVEPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0290 CVEVendor Advisory
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/4022344 CVEPatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-0290
NVD Published Date:
May 9, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-0290 Details - Not Deferred