CVE-2017-11940

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to remote code execution. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This is different than CVE-2017-11937.
References
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_endpoint_protection_2010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2017-12-08 14:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15


NVD link : CVE-2017-11940

Mitre link : CVE-2017-11940

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-11940


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Products Affected

microsoft

  • malware_protection_engine
  • windows_rt_8.1
  • windows_defender
  • exchange_server
  • windows_7
  • windows_8.1
  • windows_10
  • windows_server_2016
  • forefront_endpoint_protection_2010
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer