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."
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/ | press/media coverage third party advisory |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252 | third party advisory exploit |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0290 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038420 | vdb entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41975/ | exploit |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038419 | vdb entry |
| https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/05/0patching-worst-windows-remote-code.html | |
| https://twitter.com/natashenka/status/861748397409058816 | third party advisory exploit |
| https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/4022344 | patch vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98330 | vdb entry third party advisory |