The reality of System Management Mode attacks

Another day arrives and, with it, another way to run code. This time, it’s executing arbitrary code in System Management Mode SMM memory. That sounds kind of exciting, right? A SMM rootkit? Does that mean that we need an anti-malware scanner for SMM memory now? Or will it just fade away? All this...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine TWO DoS Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-1437 CVE-2008-1438 There are two vulnerabilities idenitified in Microsoft Antivirus product. These vulnerabilities can be exploited to cause Denial of service. 1. CVE-2008-1437 PE Parsing Memory Corruption While scanning a specially crafted PE file, Malware orotection engine...

Microsoft恶意软件保护引擎多个拒绝服务漏洞(MS08-029)

BUGTRAQ ID: 29060,29073 CVECAN ID: CVE-2008-1437,CVE-2008-1438 Microsoft恶意软件保护引擎可为防病毒和反间谍软件客户端提供扫描、监测和清除功能。 Microsoft恶意软件保护引擎处理特制文件的方式中存在拒绝服务漏洞，攻击者可以通过建立特制文件来利用此漏洞，当目标计算机系统接收或Microsoft恶意软件保护引擎扫描到此文件时，就可能导致Microsoft恶意软件保护引擎停止响应和自动重新启动，或耗尽所有磁盘空间 0 Microsoft Windows Live OneCare Microsoft Antigen fo...

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-029 – Moderate Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Could Allow Denial of Service (952044)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-029 – Moderate Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Could Allow Denial of Service 952044 Published: May 13, 2008 Version: 1.0 General Information Executive Summary This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in the...

Code injection

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 creatio...

Design/Logic Flaw

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...

CVE-2008-1438

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 creatio...

CVE-2008-1437

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...

CVE-2008-1438

CVE-2008-1438 concerns the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll) (versions 1.1.3520.0 and 0.1.13.192) used in multiple Microsoft products. A denial-of-service exists when parsing certain files with “crafted data structures,” causing disk-space exhaustion and automatic engine restart....

CVE-2008-1437

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...

CVE-2008-1438

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 creatio...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Disk Space Exhaustion (MS08-029; CVE-2008-1438)

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine provides the scanning, detection and cleaning capabilities for the following antivirus and antispyware clients: Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Forefront Security, Microsoft Antigen, and Windows Defender. A denial of service vulnerability has been identifie...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Disk Space Exhaustion Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Malware Protection Engine is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly validate certain data structures when parsing specially crafted files. Attackers can exploit this issue to cause an affected computer to stop responding or to restart...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine File Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Malware Protection Engine is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly validate user-supplied input when parsing specially crafted files. Attackers can exploit this issue to cause an affected computer to stop responding or to restart...

Windows Executable (PE) Files (CVE-2008-1437; CVE-2010-0233)

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine provides the scanning, detection and cleaning capabilities for the following antivirus and antispyware clients: Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Forefront Security, Microsoft Antigen, and Windows Defender. A denial of service vulnerability has been reported ...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Crafted PDF Code Execution (MS07-010; CVE-2006-5720)

Portable Document Format PDF is an open file format created by Adobe Systems. It is used for representing two-dimensional documents in a device and resolution independent fixed-layout document format. A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. ...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine fails to properly process a specially crafted PDF File

Overview A vulnerability in the way Microsoft Malware Protection Engine processes PDF files may lead to execution of arbitrary code. Description Microsoft Malware Protection Engine contains a vulnerability that could be exploited when it attempts to process specially crafted PDF files. According ...

CVE-2006-5270

Integer overflow in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine mpengine.dll, as used by Windows Live OneCare, Antigen, Defender, and Forefront Security, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file...

CVE-2006-5270

The CVE-2006-5270 issue is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll) caused by an integer overflow when parsing PDF files. Affected products include Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Antigen (Exchange 9.x and SMTP Gateway 9.x), Windows Defender ...

CVE-2006-5270

Integer overflow in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine mpengine.dll, as used by Windows Live OneCare, Antigen, Defender, and Forefront Security, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file...