Vulnerabilities > Microsoft > Windows Defender > Medium

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2020-04-15 CVE-2020-1002 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender allows file deletion in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
local
low complexity
microsoft
6.6
2019-09-23 CVE-2019-1255 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Defender improperly handles files, aka 'Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
network
low complexity
microsoft
5.0
2017-05-26 CVE-2017-8542 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, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to denial of service.
network
microsoft CWE-119
4.3
2017-05-26 CVE-2017-8539 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, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to denial of service.
network
microsoft CWE-119
4.3
2017-05-26 CVE-2017-8537 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, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to denial of service.
network
microsoft CWE-119
4.3
2017-05-26 CVE-2017-8536 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, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to denial of service.
network
microsoft CWE-119
4.3
2017-05-26 CVE-2017-8535 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, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to denial of service.
network
microsoft CWE-119
4.3
2013-07-10 CVE-2013-3154 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Defender and Windows Server 2008
The signature-update functionality in Windows Defender on Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 relies on an incorrect pathname, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% top-level directory, aka "Microsoft Windows 7 Defender Improper Pathname Vulnerability."
6.9
2008-05-13 CVE-2008-1438 Resource Management Errors vulnerability in Microsoft products
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll) 1.1.3520.0 and 0.1.13.192, as used in multiple Microsoft products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (disk space exhaustion) via a file with "crafted data structures" that trigger the creation of large temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1437.
network
low complexity
microsoft CWE-399
5.0
2008-05-13 CVE-2008-1437 Resource Management Errors vulnerability in Microsoft products
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll) 1.1.3520.0 and 0.1.13.192, as used in multiple Microsoft products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (engine hang and restart) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1438.
network
low complexity
microsoft CWE-399
5.0