Security News > 2017 > May > Microsoft plugs crazy bad bug with emergency patch (Help Net Security)
2017-05-09 16:19
On Monday night, Microsoft released a critical out-of-band security update for the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, to plug an easily exploitable bug that could allow remote attackers to compromise target Windows machines. The vulnerability (CVE-2017-0290) The vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code in the security context of the LocalSystem account. This would allow attackers to take control of the target system, install programs, view, change, or delete data, create new accounts with full … More →
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-09 | CVE-2017-0290 | Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft products 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." | 7.8 |