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Microsoft Windows Defender Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jun 2021)

🗓️ 10 Jun 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Windows Defender Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jun 2021

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.818323");
  script_version("2025-08-05T05:45:17+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-31985", "CVE-2021-31978");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-05 05:45:17 +0000 (Tue, 05 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-08-01 23:15:00 +0000 (Tue, 01 Aug 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-06-10 10:10:36 +0530 (Thu, 10 Jun 2021)");
  script_name("Microsoft Windows Defender Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jun 2021)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security
  update according to Microsoft Security Updates released for Microsoft Windows
  Defender Protection Engine dated 08-06-2021.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
  on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws are due to multiple errors in
  Microsoft Windows Defender");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an attacker
  to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows Defender on Microsoft Windows 10 x32/x64

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2019

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2016

  - Microsoft Windows 7 x32/x64

  - Microsoft Windows 8.1 x32/x64

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x32

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2012

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Run the Windows Update to update the malware
  protection engine to the latest version available. Typically, no action is
  required as the built-in mechanism for the automatic detection and deployment
  of updates will apply the update itself.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31985");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31978");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows");
  script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl", "gb_ms_defender_smb_login_detect.nasl");


  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion", "microsoft/defender/mpe_version");

  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(hotfix_check_sp(win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008r2:2, win8_1:1, win8_1x64:1,win2012:1, win2012R2:1,
                   win10:1, win10x64:1, win2016:1, win2008:3, win2019:1) <= 0) {
  exit(0);
}

mpe_version = get_kb_item("microsoft/defender/mpe_version");
if(!mpe_version)
  exit(0);

##First version of the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine with this vulnerability addressed: Version 1.1.18200.3
if(version_is_less(version:mpe_version, test_version:"1.1.18200.3")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:mpe_version, fixed_version:"1.1.18200.3 or higher");
  security_message(port:0, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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